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The global order has been stuck with states since 1648. It’s time to move on.

The seeds of Washington’s abandonment of the Kurds traces back to a classified document written in the 1970s by Henry Kissinger.

Lawmakers expect to get a veto-proof majority backing sanctions against Turkey.

The move caught senior defense officials by surprise.

Caught between the United States and Iran, Iraq is facing deep energy insecurity. In Kurdistan, the solution may be solar power.

The defeat of the Islamic State has created a power vacuum in the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar, leaving the Yazidi minority at the mercy of competing militias.

Iraq’s Kurdish kingmakers used to side with Washington. Now, Tehran seems like a more attractive partner.

Ankara claims to oppose the Islamic State. Its actions suggest otherwise.

Democratic foreign-policy veterans want answers from Trump’s pick for secretary of state.

Ankara is a difficult friend. That doesn't mean the United States should cut it loose.

The Trump administration’s not-so-charm offensive may have steered U.S.-Turkey relations away from the brink of collapse. That’s no cause for a victory lap just yet.

The real threat to Turkey isn’t the Kurds. It’s the Islamic State.

Turkey’s Islamist president is the first civilian with control over his country’s military – and you can tell by the results.

Russia's highly-touted peace conference to end the war in Syria was an utter debacle.

Fighting between two vital U.S. allies will only strengthen Assad and Iran.

America’s partners are at each other’s throats, and Washington doesn’t have a plan to pull them apart.

Kurdish officials once dreamed of forging their own state out of the ashes of the war against the Islamic State. Now they are fighting for their very survival.

And there’s no indication that, despite Mohammed bin Salman’s bold moves, Saudi Arabia stands a chance of turning the tide.

The United States needs to put a stop to this flashpoint before it’s too late.