Sit back, grab a hot cup of coffee, and find out how this warming, beautiful (and necessary) drink became so popular.

This is the twelvth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

Identity in the Middle East is still shaped by social and economic relationships rather than by modern political boundaries.

Turkish President Erdogan and his administration are negotiating with Syria's interim president to solidify its influence and ...

Some will try to deceive you into believing that the creation of Hamas – and its actions – are somehow the fault of Israeli ...

At the start of the new year, on January 6, President Erdogan made clear his intention to streamline the production of the ...

Small entities might once again need to relearn how to hedge between great powers. One forgotten highborn woman from history provides some ancient realist lessons.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin insists that Russia will not lose in Ukraine and that Russia has rarely lost a war. The reality is that Russia has been defeated 38 times in the past 1,100 years since ...

Yes, President Trump's proposals for Gaza are outrageous. But they may be the shock Palestinians need to embrace a two-state ...

The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

Turkey has taken complete charge of the situation in Syria following the downfall of former president Bashar al-Assad, per comments made from the ground to The American Conservative. While many of the ...