List of Balkans articles
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US President Donald Trump holds an executive memorandum on defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria after signing it in the Oval Office of the White House on January 28, 2017, in Washington, DC. US Vice President Mike Pence (L), National Security Advisor Michael Flynn (C) and Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway (R) joined Trump. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) In Syria, Trump Faces a Tough Balancing Act Between Turks and Kurds
There are few good options left in Syria.
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A man walks past a mural, vandalized with paint, depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and US President Donald Trump and bearing the Cyrillic letters reading "Kosovo is Serbia", in Belgrade on January 25, 2017. / AFP / ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read ANDREJ ISAKOVIC/AFP/Getty Images) Donald Trump’s Big League Balkans Problem
The first victim of Trump-induced instability might not be Ukraine, or the Baltics – but tiny Kosovo.
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crop-week Inauguration Is Upon Us: The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead
It's a big week as Washington (and the world) prepares for Trump's inauguration.
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refugee-camp-crop In Asylum Limbo, Europe’s Forgotten Refugees Are Dying of Cold
And aid groups accuse EU of inaction.
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BEAUCAIRE, FRANCE - JANUARY 11: French Front National party president Marine Le Pen takes part in a Unity rally "Marche Republicaine" on January 11, 2015 in Beaucaire, France. The French far-right National Front (FN) held their own rally after being excluded from the Paris unity rally. An estimated one million people have converged in central Paris for the Unity March joining in solidarity with the 17 victims of this week's terrorist attacks in the country. French President Francois Hollande led the march and was joined by world leaders in a sign of unity. The terrorist atrocities started on Wednesday with the attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12, and ended on Friday with sieges at a printing company in Dammartin en Goele and a Kosher supermarket in Paris with four hostages and three suspects being killed. A fourth suspect, Hayat Boumeddiene, 26, escaped and is wanted in connection with the murder of a policewoman. (Photo by Patrick Aventurier/Getty Images) We Are on the Verge of Darkness
The global rise of populism is a dangerous threat to democracy and human rights. And if it goes unchecked, the rollback of Western values could be staggering.
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putinerdogan Putin and Erdogan’s Marriage of Convenience
Moscow and Ankara have pivoted from foes to friends, and are now winning the war in Syria. Will Donald Trump join the party?
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech on December 20, 2016 in Istanbul, during the opening cerenomy of the Avrasya (Eurasia) Tunnel, the first ever road tunnel underneath the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul from Europe to Asia and the latest project in the Erdogan's plan of transforming Turkey's infrastructure. Turkey in October 2013 opened the Marmaray rail tunnel underneath the iconic waterway, the first link beneath the waters that divide Europe and Asia. But the new Avrasya (Eurasia) Tunnel is the first tunnel for cars underneath the Bosphorus and aims to relieve congestion in the traffic-clogged Turkish megacity. Other schemes, which Erdogan boasts are his "crazy projects", include a gigantic third airport for Istanbul, the first ever bridge across the Dardanelles straits and even a Suez-style shipping canal for Istanbul. / AFP / OZAN KOSE (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images) Stop Victim-Blaming Erdogan for ISIS
Turkey deserves the world’s sympathy, not scorn, for becoming the Islamic State’s next big target.
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twitter The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted, but the Revolutionary’s Release Might Be
Twitter couldn't overthrow authoritarian governments. Can it at least help those they put in prison?
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Boys pose with placards as they take part in a peace rally on November 18, 2016, in the northern part of Nicosia, in the self proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Crunch UN-backed Cyprus reunification talks in Switzerland resume on November 20 with hopes that a breakthrough can be achieved this time around. Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and his Turkish-Cypriot counterpart Mustafa Akinci agreed to resume their discussions in the Swiss resort of Mont Pelerin for a crucial deal on territory. / AFP / Birol BEBEK (Photo credit should read BIROL BEBEK/AFP/Getty Images) The First Good News of 2017 Might Come from … Cyprus?
Economics, geopolitics, and a transitioning American administration have combined to produce a potential breakthrough in one of the longest running frozen conflicts in Europe.
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mccain-ukraine McCain Doubles Down on Russia Position, ISIS Claims Credit for Istanbul Attack: The Weekend Behind, the Week Ahead
On Eastern Europe, some senators signal they're standing their ground. Plus more to watch in the coming days.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI - DECEMBER 9: President-elect Donald Trump looks on during a rally at the DeltaPlex Arena, December 9, 2016 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. President-elect Donald Trump is continuing his victory tour across the country. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Donald Trump: Making the World Safe for Dictators
For 100 years, the United States has championed democracies around the world. Trump is about to undo this pillar of American security and decency.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Here, Have Some 2017 New Year’s Resolutions, Countries
If the world follows these New Year’s resolutions, 2017 will be a lot less awful than 2016.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Uncertain Ceasefire in Syria; American Troops on Raqqa’s Doorstep; Carrier Gap in the Gulf
Mosul Fight Back On; Corruption in the Chinese Army; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: Washington’s Plan to Hack Moscow; Turkey Accuses U.S. of Supporting ISIS
Kerry’s Final Word on Israel; Chinese Hackers in Hot Water; Iraqi Leader Walks back ISIS Comments; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 First Major Trials Begin for the Failed Turkey Coup
But post-coup crackdowns that worry international observers continue unabated.
