by Jiri and Leni Valenta
To reestablish Russia's presence in the
Black Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean
by Emmanuel Karagiannis
New gas discoveries are transforming
the region's strategic orientations
by Paul Cliteur and Machteld Zee
Will other countries follow France and Belgium
and ban full-body and face veiling?
Dateline
by Burak Bekdil
His latest electoral victory takes Turkey
to new heights of authoritarianism
by Clawson, Ibrahim, Rubin,
Schwanitz, and Schwartz
Everyday Iran ... Jihad and the Crusades
Islam's Jesus ... Middle East economics
... and more