The Globalist

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.

Why third-generation German Turks feel a stronger bond with their parents’ or grandparents’ country of origin than do the older generations.

In welcoming Turkey’s presidential dictator for a state visit, the EU’s largest member nation is exploring the limits of self-humiliation. A working visit would be quite enough.

The surprisingly strong interest rate hike in Turkey makes a recession even more likely.