InternationalNews
Ukraine Drone Strike on Russia Puts Kibosh to Peace Talks
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine ended less than two hours after they began on Monday in the wake of a devastating attack by Ukraine… Read More
InternationalNews
Trump’s Lifting of Sanctions on Syria Wins Cautious Approval
The Trump administration made a bold announcement this week, declaring it would lift sanctions on Syria, earning bipartisan praise in doing so. “I will be… Read More
InternationalNews
Russia and Ukraine Hold Direct Talks for First Time in Over 3 Years
Leaders from Russia and Ukraine met Friday in Istanbul for the first direct talks since March 2022. The talks lasted less than two hours,… Read More
InternationalNews
Greece Unveils Ambitious Modernization of Its Armed Forces
On April 2, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in parliament that the country will invest €25 billion as part of a 12-year defense strategy… Read More
LawCommentary
The Serious Charges Against New York Mayor Eric Adams
Did New York Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat and former police captain, accept foreign bribes and foreign campaign contributions? That’s the key issue in the… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Is the End Near? Victor Davis Hanson Ponders Threat of Annihilation
Victor Davis Hanson is well known for his intelligent commentary and astute analysis of current events. But for his latest book, he tackles a topic… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Responding to Tragedy in Turkey: How to Aid Earthquake Disaster-Relief Efforts
Media reports on the aftermath of a massive earthquake in Turkey (which now has the official name of Türkiye) look and sound as devastating as that… Read More
Watch Jake Tapper Call Out Obama for Breaking Promise on Genocide
CNN anchor Jake Tapper yesterday highlighted the 99th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in light of President Obama’s broken campaign promise that the U.S. government… Read More
Save Kessab: Kardashian, Others Tweet Plight of Christian Armenians in Syria
The “Save Kessab” campaign on Twitter and other social media has drawn international attention to the news that rebels affiliated with al-Qaeda crossed the Turkish… Read More
Target Twitter: Turkey’s Government’s War on Social Media
Last week, the Turkish government of Prime Minister Recep Tayjip Erdogan became the latest regime to attempt to stem the social media Twitter tide. What… Read More
Erdogan’s Turkey Goes Soft on Terrorism
There is mounting evidence that longtime U.S. ally Turkey has gone soft on terrorism since the rise to power of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan…. Read More
Heritage Experts Discuss the Mess in Syria (VIDEO)
In a 26-minute chat, Heritage experts discussed the unraveling situation in Syria and why President Obama’s widely publicized plan for limited missile strikes is not… Read More
Q&A on Egypt
Heritage expert James Jay Carafano, vice president of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies and the E. W. Richardson Fellow, gives his answers to questions about… Read More
Turkey No Model for Muslim Democracy
President Obama met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier this week to discuss, among other things, Syria, free speech, and the excessive police… Read More
Turkish Protests Undermine Erdogan and His Foreign Policy
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has badly mishandled mushrooming protests, which could obstruct his political ambitions and constrain his latitude on foreign policy issues…. Read More
Turkey: Erdogan’s Reality Check
Has Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan finally worn out his welcome? The anti-government protests that began last Friday in Taksim Square against Erdogan’s increasingly… Read More
Hezbollah Escalates Fighting in Syria as Sectarian Tensions Grow in Lebanon
The Lebanese Shia Islamist militant group Hezbollah is becoming more aggressively involved in Syria’s civil war, which threatens to reopen the old wounds of Lebanon’s… Read More
SecurityNews
Obama’s “Lead from Behind” Efforts in Syria are Failing
On Wednesday the United Nations General Assembly voted on a resolution condemning the Syrian government’s forces while praising the opposition. Although the resolution passed, the… Read More
News
U.N. Alliance of Civilizations: Not Doing Much to Promote Tolerance
At the fifth Global Forum of the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) this week in Vienna, Austria, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated, “Just… Read More
SecurityNews
Morning Bell: Taking Terrorism and the Arab Spring Seriously
In his State of the Union address, President Obama showed a stunning lack of reality on terrorism and the Arab Spring. The President’s statement saluting… Read More
Obama’s “Friend” Calls Israel a “Terrorist State”
Today, a ceasefire was announced in the ongoing conflict between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas. With the current crisis apparently over, America must reflect… Read More
Turkey Strikes Back Against Syrian Aggression
On Wednesday, Turkey retaliated against a Syrian mortar attack earlier in the day that killed five civilians in the Turkish border town of Akcakale. Turkey… Read More
Syrian Crisis Emboldens Kurds, Is Problematic for Turkey
Turkish fears of an emboldened Kurdish population in Syria are rising. Since the Syrian uprising began in February 2011, Syria’s Kurdish population has taken advantage… Read More
Syria Crisis: Turkey Invokes Article 4 of NATO Charter
Last weekend, hostilities between Turkey and Syria escalated after a Syrian anti-aircraft gun struck down a Turkish F-4 Phantom jet that was allegedly flying in… Read More
Fighting Flares Between Turkey and Kurdish Separatists
The conflict between Turkey and Kurdish nationalists who are determined to carve a Kurdish state out of eastern Turkey is heating up. Kurdish insurgents attacked… Read More
Turkey Seeks to Set an Example in Somalia
Without a government for over two decades, Somalia is the model of a failed state. It is torn apart by civil war and plagued by… Read More
NATO Summit Is No Place for Unaccountable Eurocrats
It was reported last week that Turkey has blocked the European Commission President, José Manuel Barroso, and the EU’s President of the European Council, Herman… Read More
Turkey Considers Requesting NATO Support After Syrian Border Incident
At least five people, including two Turkish officials, were wounded on Monday when a cross-border shooting hit a refugee camp in Turkey’s Kilis province along… Read More
Ceasefire in Syria Fizzles As Violence Spills into Turkey
A ceasefire between Syria’s government and rebel forces appeared, for a moment, to be on the horizon. But in reality it was nothing more than a mirage… Read More
Turkish Survey Results Support Heritage Findings
According to a March 29 article in the Journal of Turkish Weekly, 54 percent of Turkish survey respondents favor Turkey developing its own nuclear weapons… Read More
