Mediterranean talks. France is hosting the EuroMed 7 summit (which some have dubbed “Club Med”) beginning on Thursday, which this year will focus on rising tensions in the Mediterranean. Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Greece and Cyprus are attending the summit, held on the island of Corsica, but Turkey, of course, did not get an invitation. […]
In 1949, Turkey recognized the state of Israel, becoming the first Muslim country to exchange diplomatic missions with it. Since then, their relations have...
American Nations: A History of Eleven Rival Regional Cultures
by Colin Woodard
There’s no denying a deep social divide exists in the United States. Most anyone...
Breaking norms in the Himalayas. On Monday night, the Chinese military accused Indian troops of crossing the so-called Line of Actual Control, the vaguely...
Russia plays power broker. A meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Collective Security Treaty Organization began on...
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North Korean missile development. As we have repeatedly explained, North Korean denuclearization was always a pipe dream. The only thing that's changed is that White...
Belarus and Russia back on track. For much of 2020, several disputes have complicated the otherwise strong relations between Russia and Belarus. But after...
The Geopolitics of the American President