Tensions in northern Iraq. Iraq’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad following Turkey’s drone strikes on Tuesday in Iraq’s northeast Sidakan region. A visit by the Turkish defense minister to Baghdad has also been canceled. Iraq deployed troops to reinforce the border in the north and instructed Kurdish fighters not to interfere in […]
Nationalism is all the rage these days. Following decades of globalization, the pendulum has begun to swing back the other direction, triggering fears that...
Middle powers in the Indo-Pacific. On Tuesday, Japan agreed to lend Vietnam some $345 million to buy six Japanese maritime patrol vessels. Japan has...
Belarus' predictable election results. The presidential election in Belarus ended, as expected, with a landslide victory for the incumbent, Alexander Lukashenko, who won 80.23...
Making moves in the Mediterranean. Following Turkey’s signing in November of an agreement with Libya’s Government of National Accord to delimit their exclusive economic...
Getting off the dollar. Russia and China are finding ways to reduce their dependencies on the almighty greenback. According to Russia’s Central Bank and...
The Geopolitics of the American President