It’s not very often that the leader of a nation announces a military victory at an election rally, but that’s what happened on Sunday in Turkey. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, under heavy political pressure for multiple reasons, announced at…
Newly elected Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has made some conciliatory comments and has offered some support to reformers in Iran, raising questions about the possibility that Iran might finally reconcile with the West. We’re talking a major move toward world…
The Syrian civil war continues to intensify, after state television claimed the Syrian Prime Minister was targeted in an explosion in the country’s capital, Damascus. Fighting in the capital city is an important measurement for the rebel’s progress—the regime will…