Italy’s Apocalypse

ROME – When thinking about migrants and Islam, Italy is not a country that comes to mind.
Turkey and the U.S.: A Poisoned Alliance

Saudi Arabia and Turkey also found themselves at the opposite ends of the crisis surrounding Qatar — all Sunni.
The Turkish Love-Hate Relationship with America

Turks often expose degrees of confusion when asked about their foreign policy preferences.
Saving NATO from Turkey

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, known as NATO, faces an existential problem.
Turkey Plans Move to Box in Kurds in Northern Syria

The Turkish military this week scouted Syria’s Idlib province, in the north-west of the country, in preparation for a military operation in the province.
Mossad

So long as totalitarians weave their evil schemes, the people will remain oppressed, Israel will be threatened, and the Mossad chiefs will have job security.
The Case For Kurdish Independence

One thing is clear: if the US continues to neglect its “friends” and allies in the region – those on the front line in the fight against ISIS – the damage to its credibility will only increase.
Breaking Israel’s Imperial Court

The power to select judges must be transferred to the government. The Knesset must be empowered to approve judicial appointments.
Tension over Kurdistan

The referendum is highly important for both sides, those for and those against.
What’s on the Mind of a Muslim ‘Refugee’?

The autumn of 2015 was unusual in almost every way on the north Aegean Greek island of Lesbos from which I am writing.