It is long past time for the United States to shift the burden of European security to Europeans.
Tag: Turkey
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Shaping a Post-War Iran
A plan for de-escalation that secures the administration’s early wins is in the best interest of all parties—including the saner elements in Iran.
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How Turkey Will Use the War With Iran for Its Own Ends
Erdoğan has exploited chaos in the Middle East to increase Turkey’s geopolitical power. He hopes to step in to fill the power vacuum after the U.S. war with Iran.
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Andrzej Duda’s Decade of Collapsing Polish Sovereignty
In his 10 years in office, Duda’s leadership has left Poland a frontline state that can’t play its own game.
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Museum Spat With Turkey Reveals the Superiority of Western Culture
Turkey’s demand for the U.S. to return so-called Turkish artifacts reveals little more than that nation’s resentment of the West.
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U.S. Flunks Its Own Election Standards
Freedom House sees election corruption everywhere except in the U.S., where the government pays its bills, and the legal system coordinates with the administration to impoverish and imprison the conservative opposition.
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Armenians in Peril, Again
The ongoing war between Azerbaijan and Armenia threatens the existence of Christian communities in the Near East. The Biden White House is unlikely to intervene in any way for fear of losing support from Turkey.
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Erdoğan Victorious
Erdoğan narrowly won a third term as Turkey’s president in the most momentous electoral contest of the year. Critics of his record on Western-style human rights fail to grasp that his blend of nationalism, Islamism, and neo-Ottoman visions of imperial grandeur has been enormously successful.
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Letter From Istanbul: A Beleaguered Sultan
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a wily, seasoned politician who identifies Turkey with himself. Even his opponents privately admit that it is hard to imagine his orderly departure from the helm.