How many more sinister steps can Erdogan take before the EU and the U.S. recognize that he is a threat to Western strategic interests?
Turkey’s Erdogan: Leader-for-Life?
The country’s leader since 2003 has been adept at evading term limits or restarting the clock on them.
Catholic Church in Turkey Attacked – Again
Turkey’s culture of impunity continues to make Christians an attractive target for hate crimes.
Erdogan: Everybody’s False Friend
The Turkish President only knows one loyalty — to himself. Little wonder Erdogan acts like a congenital flamethrower in international relations.
Time to Kick Turkey Out of NATO?
Violations of the free press and of human rights demand that the West reevaluate its relationship with Turkey.
The Turkification of Poland: Kaczynski Vs. Duda
Why is Kaczynski, a staunch Catholic, leading his rightfully proud nation toward its own Turkification?
The Kurds Under Erdogan’s Tyrannical Governance
When will Erdogan come to his senses to see that the solution to the conflict with the Kurds lies only in peace negotiations?
Turkey and the United States: At Loggerheads
Unlike Trump, Erdogan does know what he wants – but, like Trump, he can’t get there.
Erdogan’s Futile Yearning for Omnipotence
Turkey has become too diverse demographically, too big economically and too complicated politically for one person to shape in his own image.
US/Middle East: Power Politics or Amateur Hour?
Assessing the interests and weaknesses of the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Iran in the Middle East.























