Russia’s Convict-Soldiers Have Their Own Brutal Rules
The recruitment of prisoners via the Wagner Group has boosted manpower but cost morale.
Turkey’s adventures abroad are about more than hydrocarbons. They’re a bold and expensive attempt at geopolitical revisionism.
Greeks and Greek Cypriots are hoping for stronger U.S. support in their disputes with Turkey. But that may not be the president-elect’s greatest priority.
The victory of an Erdogan ally in Northern Cyprus spells danger for the island’s reunification prospects—and sets Turkey up for regional hegemony.
Border tensions among Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus are about to boil over—but there’s a simple solution.
Those who arrived to study in an unrecognized territory are finding they are their own best advocates.
The natural gas discovered in the Eastern Mediterranean is so expensive to bring to market that it might never reach European consumers, let alone change the policies of EU governments.
Ankara is eyeing the gas reserves around Cyprus, causing yet more international tensions.
Scammed by opportunistic agents, African students seeking a future in the EU have ended up stuck in Northern Cyprus—some of them left for dead.
A virtual gas hub could create real cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Erdogan has rarely been so weak at home—or so aggressive with his neighbors in the Mediterranean.
While the White House rubber-stamps Benjamin Netanyahu’s every move, the online rental company is cracking down on Israel’s illegal settlements.
The two-state solution is dead. Most one-state solutions are unacceptable to the other side. There is, however, a viable peace plan that appeals to both.
As the United States retreats from the world, Moscow and Beijing seek to gut U.N. programs, cut staff.
There’s political will. That doesn’t mean there’s a practical way.
There's a short window to make peace in this long-running feud.
The window is still open for a landmark deal to end Cyprus’s conflict and reunify the island. But it could be closing, fast.