The Globalist

Reflections on the occasion of the car bomb in Ankara.

Europe has to tread carefully as Turkey itself is in a precarious situation.

Will the Paris attacks legitimize extreme populist politics in the eyes of the EU public?

The choice of coalition after this weekend’s elections will tell us much about Turkey’s future path.

Reflections on the cheapness of life in Turkey.

John Boehner’s resignation foreshadows the United States’ turn towards completely dysfunctional politics at home, à la Turkey.

Turkey is no longer seen as a staunch ally in NATO but as a wayward country that wears religion and ideology on its sleeve.

To recruit Turkey against ISIS, the United States lost sight of its true friends.

Tensions since Ottomans and Persians led rival empires that fought for control of the Middle East.

A ground incursion into northern Syria could pose numerous longer-term threats to Turkey.