The Globalist

Turkey’s president, desperate to boost his popularity at home, further damages his country’s international standing.

How clientelism became a way of life in Greece.

Erdogan and Putin are working hard to undermine the EU’s and NATO’s strategic interests in the Balkans.

Turkey’s President views the Balkan countries as easy prey. A close-up look at Albania’s future path.

How many more sinister steps can Erdogan take before the EU and the U.S. recognize that he is a threat to Western strategic interests?

What does history teach us about the real prospects of closer Turkish relations with Russia and Iran?

Turkey has no chance to become as powerful and influential as the Ottoman Empire was during its heyday. And it’s all Erdogan’s fault.

The world still awaits a resolution of the end of the Ottoman Empire, Caliphate or not.

A reflection on our collective failures as human societies.

Why a silly naming dispute in the Balkans should not be allowed to fester.