Turkey defies US over Russian S-400s

Turkey will not reverse its acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, and intends to take ‘reciprocal steps’ after assessing sanctions imposed by the United States over the deal, declared…

Erdoğan: Turkey will not be “blackmailed’

Turkey’s confrontation over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea shows no sign of abating ahead of a key with the European Union leadership summit. Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan remained defiant over his…

Germany warns Turkey: Stop EastMed drilling

Tensions are flaring between Europe and Turkey over Ankara’s activity in the east Mediterranean Sea, as well as its involvement in Libya. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas proclaimed in no…

An EU response to Turkey’s increased aggressiveness

By Prof. Efraim Inbar, President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Turkey’s ambitious and expansionist leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has capitalized on the end of the Cold War and…

Pompeo: US, EU should jointly address Turkey

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that his country needs to work jointly with Europe to address actions led by Turkey in the Middle East over the past…

Nagorno-Karbakh conflict ends, for now

Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia announce a truce to end the military conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region after more than a month of bloodshed, that went into effect last night at…

Regional reaction to Trump defeat

There has been widely diverse reaction to the impending exit of U.S. President Donald Trump from the White House. Many Arab leaders congratulated Joe Biden on his election victory, while…

Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict heats up

The decades-old conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted into warfare again this past week, which has now escalated to its deadliest level in the South Caucasus region since the 1990s.…