Europe

Despite the mounting evidence of Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s arrant enmity against the West and the regime’s adoption of regional insecurity as a de facto state policy, the Washington establishment remains hesitant to call a spade a spade and punish Ankara for the mayhem it has generated in all directions, counter to the U.S. regional interests. No less worrisome is the influence of the “blame America first” apologists in Washington who exonerate Turkey and go as far as to accuse the U.S. of the deteriorated relationship with the country that is an ally only in name.

BY STEVEN M. LUBER Introduction “It is a profound honor to stand in this city, by this monument to the Warsaw Uprising, and to address the Polish nation that so… read more →

BY DAVIT SAHAKYAN (Op-Ed Contributor) Last week’s NATO summit in Brussels and President Trump’s first official visit to the UK were to reveal the state of transatlantic relations and rekindle… read more →

BY GALYA HOVHANNISYAN (Op-Ed Contributor)  Lobbying is a practice to influence decision-making and public policy outcomes — a practice of public affairs management. A lot of lobbying takes place to amend… read more →

 BY ALEXANDER GALITSKY This is the first in a two-part series examining European perceptions of two resurgent Eurasian states – Russia and Turkey – in the context of their efforts… read more →

BY MILLIE RADOVIC Taking the helm of the Council of the European Union (EU) presidency on January 1st, the Bulgarian government spelled out four priorities for its six month term:… read more →

BY STEVEN LUBER The political divisions within the Euro-Atlantic space are no longer only apparent to careful observers. What was once only of interest to policy experts and security specialists… read more →

BY CATHERINE MARKARYAN The contemporary world order finds its roots in the post-World War II environment when the victorious powers designed the international institutions and norms that went on to… read more →

BY VAHAKEN MOURADIAN (Op-Ed Contributor)              A supra-national identity has failed to take root among the citizens of the European Union’s member states, despite the… read more →

BY NATALIA KOPYTNIK After over a year of a Law and Justice (PiS) government in Poland, two buzz words have infiltrated almost every area of public discussion. “Nationalism” and “patriotism”… read more →