Russia Reform Monitor: No. 2243
The ongoing fallout from Helsinki;
New energy talks with Kyiv
The ongoing fallout from Helsinki;
New energy talks with Kyiv
Vienna takes aim at political Islam;
The Islamic State's other cadres;
Jordan grapples with Syrian spillover;
An unlikely union in Afghanistan;
Worries over Wahabbism in Kuala Lumpur
Thirteen years ago, as the Bush administration and its "freedom agenda" entered its second term in office, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman took the pulse of popular sentiment in Iran, and came away with some surprising conclusions. Iran, Friedman heard from Iranian expatriates and regime insiders, was the ultimate "red state," where the population did not share the ruling regime's hatred of the West and where people craved greater freedom and democracy.
It's official: U.S.-Turkish relations are in a tailspin.
Even though the Islamic State group has been greatly diminished, its offshoots and other terrorist groups still wreak havoc around the world.