Is Turkey NATO’s Weak Link?

Is Turkey NATO’s Weak Link?

SOURCE: TR.USEMBASSY.GOV Russia sent to Turkey another shipment of its S-400 missile defense system on July 13, Turkish National Defense Ministry was quoted as saying. A fourth Russian cargo plane landed at Murted Air Base in Turkey. Ankara’s determination to...
Georgians Took to the Streets

Georgians Took to the Streets

The protest rallies in Tbilisi erupted after Russian Duma Deputy Sergei Gavrilov addressed Georgian lawmakers while seated in the chair of the Georgian parliamentary speaker (sic!). This was possible because Gavrilov serves as the chairman of the Interparliamentary...
Chicago: America’s Bridge to Poland

Chicago: America’s Bridge to Poland

SOURCE: PREZYDENT.PL   Praise from politicians should be met with skepticism, particularly by those hailing from a place like Chicago where elected officials are well-known for their gift of gab. However, President Obama was not exaggerating about the scope of Poles’...
Western Balkans and Geopolitics

Western Balkans and Geopolitics

SOURCE: POZNAN.PL Among discussed issues was also a plan to include the Western Balkans in the EU’s energy security system. Poland’s presidency of the Berlin Process provides Warsaw with an opportunity to boost its presence in the Western Balkan region,...
One Golunov Doesn’t Make Summer

One Golunov Doesn’t Make Summer

SOURCE: BELSAT.EU Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was arrested on a Moscow street on June 6. Police said it found in his possession drugs while Golunov’s lawyers argued that the drugs had been planted to frame the man, claiming that the journalist had...