List of Balkans articles
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Performers wearing masks of (L-R) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump hold a placard reading: "Better off equal! close the gap between rich and poor" during a demonstration called by several NGOs ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 2, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / John MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) Thousands of Protesters Prepare to Jeer Trump, Putin, and Erdogan at G-20 Summit
German chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly chose Hamburg to show how protests are tolerated in democracies.
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rtegolge On a Mission to Mars, Imprisoned in Turkey
The Kafkaesque trial of a U.S. NASA scientist — accused of being a coup-plotter — shows just how paranoid the Turkish judiciary has become.
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TOPSHOT - Turkish-Cypriots attend a parade in the northern part of Nicosia, the capital of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), on July 20, 2016 to mark the anniversary of of the Turkish invasion of northern Cyprus in 1974. The anniversary marks the exact moment when Turkish troops invaded in 1974 in response to an Athens-engineered military coup to unite Cyprus with Greece. / AFP / Iakovos Hatzistavrou (Photo credit should read IAKOVOS HATZISTAVROU/AFP/Getty Images) One Last Chance to Reunite Cyprus?
There’s political will. That doesn’t mean there’s a practical way.
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TOPSHOT - US President-elect Donald Trump boards the elevator after escorting Martin Luther King III to the lobby after meetings at Trump Tower in New York City on January 16, 2017. / AFP / DOMINICK REUTER (Photo credit should read DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty Images) The Trump Tower Peace Theory
Why Donald Trump's real estate holdings abroad are so dangerous for Americans at home.
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A convoy of US forces armoured vehicles drives near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, on March 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images) This Is How Great-Power Wars Get Started
Not with a bang, but basic strategic confusion in Washington about the links between Syria, Qatar, Iran, and Russia.
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GettyImages-683847256 Turkey Blames D.C. Cops for Erdogan’s Thugs Pummeling Protesters
The statement comes after police charged 12 members of Erdogan’s security team.
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turkey-crop Two Men Arrested in Connection With Turkish Embassy Brawl
Both men live in the United States.
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GettyImages-695132808 Macedonia’s New Leader Aims to Join the EU and NATO
The Balkan nation is in the middle of a tug-of-war between Russia and the West.
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US President Donald Trump (C) and Saudi's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (C-R) pose for a picture with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) SitRep: Comey Day; Threats, Troops on the Move Across Middle East; North Korea Fires Up
Hezbollah Warns U.S. in Syria; Senate Works to Block Saudi Arms Sale; Germany Heading to Jordan
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lgbtq bulgaria ‘Bulgarian Donald Trump’ Wants Gay Politicians Outed
Ahead of next week’s pride parade, one parliamentarian suggests homosexuality is a conflict of interest for politicians.
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Jakarta's Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purname, also known as Ahok, arrives for his court hearing in Jakarta on April 20, 2017. The first Christian to govern the capital in more than 50 years, Purnama is on trial accused of blasphemy over remarks he made about the Koran. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Tatan Syuflana (Photo credit should read TATAN SYUFLANA/AFP/Getty Images) The Islamic World Has a Blasphemy Problem
How have such bad laws gotten on the books in Muslim countries? It's complicated.
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turkey crop Turkey Angry at U.S. For Stopping Erdogan’s Goons From Beating Up D.C. Protesters
In the latest chapter of a new diplomatic rift between Washington and Ankara.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Gen. Michael T. Flynn (R) arrives on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) SitRep: More on Flynn’s Russia and Turkey Contacts; Special Counsel Probes Trump; The Hunt For Erdogan’s Bodyguards
Choppers to Afghanistan; Taliban talks, and Lots More
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turkey crop Violence Erupts as Erdogan’s Goons Attack Protesters in Washington
Making America’s capital safe for thugs again.
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erdogan trump In Joint Remarks, Trump and Erdogan Play Nice
A public fight over a major disagreement? Not exactly.
