List of Balkans articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Who’s Really to Blame for Istanbul Airport Attack?
A cynical strategy of supporting Islamists and playing enemies off one another has put Turkey's security at risk.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Isn’t ISIS Claiming the Istanbul Airport Bombing?
Because the Islamic State is trying to keep Turkey's focus on the Kurds — and to do all it can to undermine Erdogan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: 41 Dead in Istanbul; The U.K.’s Coming U.N. Problem
Benghazi Moves On; No Apologies For Fat Leonard; and Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Deadly Suicide Bombings Rock Istanbul Airport, But Unclear Who to Blame
The death toll is rising in an attack on Turkey's international airport in Istanbul.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Israel’s Reconciliation With Turkey Could Lead to New Energy Deals
Middle Eastern chaos helped heal a six-year rift between Turkey and Israel. But Israel’s big reserves of natural gas could fuel much closer ties in years to come.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Never Too Late for Erdogan to Say ‘Sorry’
Over the course of a day, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said "sorry" to Russia and agreed to reinstate ties with Israel.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Time for Europe to Walk Away From Its Refugee Deal With Turkey
The Turkish government's latest assault on fundamental freedoms should make the EU’s deal with Ankara null and void.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Turkish Judge Has Decided It Is, in Fact, Insulting to Compare Erdogan to Gollum
After much deliberation, a Turkish judge has sentenced a man for insulting Erdogan with a Gollum meme.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdoganism [noun]
From “national will” to “man of the nation,” an abridged dictionary for the post-secular Turkish state.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why the World Humanitarian Summit Meeting in Turkey Really Does Matter
John Norris told Foreign Policy readers that the Istanbul conference would be irrelevant. It wasn’t.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Do You Solve a Problem Like Erdogan?
Slowly, but inexorably, Turkey is headed off a cliff.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch Bill Clinton and Others Memorialize International Icon Muhammad Ali
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will not attend after his requests to honor Ali were denied.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey Is Having a Rough June — and Erdogan Is Making it Worse
This week Turkish leaders and pro-government journalists have made an array of bizarre statements.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 If the Refugee Deal Crumbles, There Will Be Hell to Pay
It won’t just be the millions of refugees that will suffer. Liberal European democracy may be the ultimate casualty.