U.S.-Turkey rift gets real. The U.S. administration could as soon as Friday sanction Turkey over its purchase last year of advanced Russian S-400 air defense systems, multiple sources told Reuters. The move would pre-empt U.S. lawmakers’ efforts to force the president’s hand in the 2021 defense bill. The sanctions are expected to be relatively weak, […]
Lebanon is celebrating its centennial in 2020, a year defined by existential economic crisis made worse by a pandemic and endemic political paralysis. The...
Brexit plan B. Wednesday’s meeting between British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen failed to bridge the gap...
Turkey faces sanctions. EU leaders are preparing sanctions on Turkish individuals and companies involved in drilling in the eastern Mediterranean, according to a draft...
An unexpected and overlooked consequence of the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 was that it brought Ukraine militarily closer to the United Kingdom....
Background: The recent Nagorno-Karabakh conflict made Azerbaijan hostage to the competition between Iran and Israel, which has put the government in Baku in the...
EU still united on Brexit. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to Brussels within days to meet with European Commission President Ursula von...
Background: The U.S.-Mexico relationship is among the most difficult to manage for both Washington and Mexico City. Disagreements are common but are normally kept...
Revived 1st Fleet. The United States has confirmed plans to establish a naval fleet dedicated to the Indian Ocean basin and peripheral chokepoints in...
In the final weeks of November, Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy machine went into overdrive. Riyadh announced a series of defense and commercial agreements strengthening...
