What’s happening to refugees along the so-called ‘Balkan corridor’? Catherine Baker offers a smart and comprehensive…
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Islamic State Recruitment in Georgia: Why the youth of Pankisi fight under the black flag
From a remote valley in northeastern Georgia, disadvantaged youth flock to the cause of Islamic…
Turkey, Kurds and the Islamic State: Is there a way out of the Syria quagmire?
Since the June 2015 elections, Turkey has been run by an acting government overseen by…
Turkey’s Election Portends Period of Uncertainty, Instability
On Sunday, Turkey’s political landscape was transformed. The leftist pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) managed…
Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge, Home to Many of the Chechens Fighting in Syria
Some experts say the majority of Chechen fighters in Syria are now recruited from the…
Fumbling for the Frontline of Skopje’s Barely Contained Ethnic Conflict
It’s the afternoon of July 4 in Skopje, the sun prickles the skin and residual…
Chemical Weapons of Persuasion, From Yugoslavia to Syria
In a New York Times op-ed published earlier this week, James G. Stavridis, NATO’s former supreme…