As the recent ousting of Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Assad proves, no autocracy is permanent—and that includes the regime of Azeri President Ilham Aliyev. In late...
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To safeguard Turkey’s democratic resilience, concerted efforts are needed. These efforts should prioritise upholding press freedom, promoting political diversity...
Turkey has mended relations with traditional foes to assume the role of patron and mediator in the Western Balkans. Turkey occupies an outsized position in the...
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s re-election as president of Turkey last month means the country is set to continue its engagement with the South Caucasus and Central Asia...
Longtime Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last month won re-election and yet another term in office. This will bring new headaches for Brussels, but Turkey will...
You can read all of our coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including explainers and articles offering context and background information here...
For Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy to succeed, the US must work closely with NATO and the EU to take concrete measures to stop the erosion of democracies from...
Since the end of last year’s war in Nagorno-Karabakh, both Iran and Turkey have proposed regional cooperation initiatives. These could, however, further undermine...
After almost three decades, Turkey and Armenia might finally be about to restore diplomatic relations. Russia is likely to be the biggest loser if they do. At the end of...
Pan-Turkism is seeing a revival as an increasingly ambitious Turkey asserts its influence in the post-Soviet world, setting off alarm bells in Moscow in particular. Back...
The frustratingly slow process of integration with the European Union has Ukraine looking for alternative partners. In April, at the height of the border standoff...
Central Europe Proposed legislative changes that would ban non-European ownership of Polish media have angered critics who say they target the US company Discovery Inc...
