The Globalist

Erdogan’s rhetoric on converting the Hagia Sophia into a mosque could rock his relations with Russia, given its growing interest in the Orthodox Church and its adherents.

Another move in the country’s battle with Saudi Arabia for leadership of the Muslim world.

While Serbia is trying to balance its bilateral relations between Russia and the EU, Kosovo and Macedonia are more transparent in seeking Europeanization.

Saudi Arabia’s engagement in India goes beyond strengthening its reach of India’s Muslims. It aims to reduce the Iran factor in the Indian economy.

How Turkey’s President Erdogan is seeking to expand his leadership claim in the Islamic world in India.

Why do we tolerate a foreign autocrat dispatching his thugs to our country and challenging our right to free speech and assembly?

Erdogan is a pragmatist, and will likely be looking to maximize both diplomatic and monetary rewards for the evidence he possesses, real or presumed.

Turkey’s anger over possible Saudi role in Khashoggi disappearance rings hollow.

The fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi threatens to upend the fundaments of fault lines in the Middle East.

A Saudi journalist’s disappearance challenges fragile Middle Eastern pragmatism.