Sweden did not take Turkey's terrorism concerns seriously enough says former Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde
Turkey blocked Sweden's NATO membership for nine months saying Stockholm needed to curb anti-Turkish groups it classifies as terrorists. Those demands were widely dismissed as a foil for Ankara's real...
15 Feb 202429min
Does Turkey really support ISIS and, if so, why did ISIS just attack it again? Expert Aaron Zelin explains
The Islamic State carried out an attack against a Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul on Jan. 28, killing one person. In its statement claiming responsibility for the attack the group referred to Turkey...
5 Feb 202424min
Does Iran control Shiite militias that are attacking US forces in Iraq and Syria? Two leading experts weigh in
The deaths of three US servicemen Sunday in an attack by an Iran-backed Shiite militia at a base wedged between Syria and Jordan has raised the specter of a direct confrontation between the United Sta...
29 Jan 202437min
German federal prosecutors petitioned to launch war crimes case against Turkish-backed Sunni factions abusing Kurds in Syria
Syrians for Truth and Justice and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights have filed a complaint with German federal prosecutors against Turkish-backed Sunni factions they accuse of wa...
25 Jan 202419min
Kuwaiti academic says Red Sea escalation with Yemen's Houthis won't end without US pressure on Israel to end Gaza war
Tensions between the United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels continue to escalate in the Red Sea, disrupting maritime traffic in a key shipping lane. A barrage of US airstrikes against the Houthis...
18 Jan 202427min
Israel does not want a war with Iran, says Haaretz English editor-in-chief
The assassination of Hamas' number two man in Beirut on Tuesday has deepened concerns that the conflict in Gaza will engulf neighboring Lebanon.However, Esther Solomon, the editor-in-chief of Haaretz ...
3 Jan 202425min
Turkey won't be at the table when Gaza conflict ends, says Turkey analyst Alan Makovsky
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has openly sided with Hamas in its ongoing conflict with Israel in Gaza, making him a hero on the Arab street. However, his vocal support for the group that is d...
14 Dec 202330min
Former CENTCOM commander Gen. Joseph Votel warns Gaza conflict may expand because Iran lacks full control of its militia proxies
As Israel’s war to unseat Hamas in the Gaza Strip grinds into its second month, the former top US military commander in the Middle East, Gen. Joseph Votel (ret.), says the hardest fighting is yet to c...
13 Nov 202330min
