The U.S. decision to recuse itself from European security has created something of a crisis on the continent. America wants European countries to pick up their own defense spending and focus on their ...

Gazprom pulls out. Russia’s Gazprom is suspending plans to use Turkey as a hub for natural gas supplies to Europe, Bloomberg reported. The project was ...

Saudi rulers often present the kingdom as an oasis of stability in a turbulent region. The reality, however, is far more ...

Deal or no deal? A May 31 U.S. proposal for a nuclear deal with Iran would allow limited, low-level uranium enrichment on ...

My wife and I arrived in Romania last Wednesday after a two-night stopover and time adjustment in Frankfurt. We stayed in ...

It’s hard to find a region facing as much widespread turmoil as the Middle East, both historically and in the modern world. As Geopolitical Futures’ contributing analyst Hilal Khashan predicts, the ...

The return of Donald Trump to the White House was always going to mean a new showdown between the world’s two largest economies. But, after spiraling tensions and escalating tariffs, last week the US ...

Matters of negotiation. The second round of talks between Russia and Ukraine are being held in Istanbul today. Last night, ...

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Plan for Gaza. The Times of Israel published a proposal, submitted by U.S. special envoy Steven Witkoff, for a ceasefire in ...