Armenia’s Pashinyan Comfortably Wins Parliamentary Elections Described as ‘a Vote for Peace’
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan watched as his party comfortably won parliamentary elections with a hair short of 50%…
Tag: Turkey
Residents of Turkiye’s Flooded, 5,000-Year-Old Town Struggle to Reinvent Their Lives
In July, 2020, rising waters from a newly constructed dam in Anatolia flooded a small historic town that had…
When a River on Your Map Rises To Block Your Path—Notes on the Euphrates
For days, I knew I was heading toward the Euphrates River; every kilometer eastward brought it closer and closer.…
Go and Experience Turkish Kurdistan, the Crossroads of Tolerance in Eastern Turkey
From the prophecies of Sanliurfa to the stunning Lake Van, Turkish Kurdistan is like visiting a country in and…
At the Foot of the Poetissima and his Dervishes
My trip began in Konya, where I was surprised to discover that here lay the body of one Jelal…
Eat Your Way Through Gaziantep, Turkey’s Capital of Food
Gaziantep (Antep for locals) has earned a reputation as Turkiye’s food capital of sorts, and while others will disagree,…
How Turkey Became the Most Interesting Country
Turkiye is a rare country: one of (arguably) only 4 that escaped colonization by the Great Powers during the…
Countries Using Gold for Liquidity Prove the Yellow Metal Was Doing its Job
The Bank of France (BdF) recently announced it had repatriated all of its remaining gold reserves from New York…
Local Economy Seems Bolstered by ‘Irreversible’ Peace Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Consolidated data shows that Armenian economic activity grew 9.2% in 2025 off the back of a substantial change in…
Trump Joins in Nikol Pashinyan’s Vision of a ‘Real Armenia’ at Peace with its Neighbors
This is Part 2 of a 2-part series on the negotiations to end the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and normalize relations…
Doubling of Gold Price Over 5 Years Sees Global National Reserves Hit $4.8 Trillion in October
On October 7th, gold prices hit $3,977 per troy ounce, some 100% from where the price sat five years…
HTS Government in Damascus Planning Major Assault on Kurdish Territories, 50,000 Troops Amassed
Recent reports state the government in Damascus is deploying around 50,000 soldiers to seize the cities of Raqqa and…
Syrians Hoping for Democracy View September Elections as Concerning Amid Continuing Civil Conflict
Arab-world news reports suggest that upcoming September elections in Syria aren’t all that previously-hopeful Syrians had envisioned amid the…
As Turkiye’s 45-year Kurdish Insurgency Ends, it Heralds a Political Paradigm Shift
In a move that few could have imagined a decade ago, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun to…
Turkish Jets Intercept, ‘Warn Off’ Israeli Warplanes Bombing in Syria
Another of what may become many in-theater confrontations between Turkish and Israeli militaries inside Syria took place on Sunday…
Ukraine War’s Third Anniversary Sees Peace Agreements Rapidly Gain Ground
Monday marked the third year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Energized by President Trump’s approach to bringing the conflict to…
Trump’s Gaza Plan Has Left the Muslim World Rhetorically Unified Against US and Israel: Does it Matter?
From the shores of the Bosphorus to the Straits of Sorrow, from the temples of Luxor to the wastes…
Four Factions and Three Countries Poised for Small War Inside Syria: Reports
Further conflict seems inevitable in Syria two months after the collapse of the Assad regime and the rise of…
07/17 End of the Empire: Russian Diplomatic Efforts Succeeding in Cleaning Up American Messes
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…
Moderate Reformer Wins in Iran: What Does it Mean for US and Regional Relations?
The 70-year-old cardiac surgeon from the reformist political factions in Iran has won the country’s presidential elections. Masoud Pezeshkian…