The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...

In 1952, a very secular Turkey joined NATO amid concerns that the Soviet Union be problematic. Membership in NATO provided ...

Turkey’s success in post-Assad Syria stems from its multifaceted strategy combining military strength, economic investment ...

Russia's friends — or frenemies — aren't all pariah states. Some of them enjoy good relations with the West, too.

From the largest war in Europe since World War II continuing in Ukraine to a series of escalations upending the Middle East, ...

Marc Fogel, an American schoolteacher arrested in Russia on drug charges in 2021, has been formally classified by the U.S.

The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could ...

Russia’s abandonment of the Assad regime to marshal more resources for the fight against Ukraine vividly illustrates that ...

Russia is building more than 10 nuclear units abroad as it looks to tap into rising energy demand driven by artificial ...

However, those ties cannot compensate for what Russia has lost in Syria — an emblem of great-power status. Putin’s inability ...