Turkey ended 2021 by setting a dubious record—annual inflation hit a nearly 20 year record, rising to over 36% in December. As prices for everyday goods have soared, the Turkish government has struggled to respond. With at least part of…
After a five-month hiatus, U.S. negotiators return to Vienna on Monday, November 29 for the seventh round of indirect talks aimed at restoring the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). These negotiations come as Iran…
After October 10 elections resulted in Iranian-backed militias losing two-thirds of their seats in Iraq’s parliament, Iran’s proxies have grown increasingly aggressive in their efforts to preserve their power and influence. While attacking U.S. military and diplomatic personnel across Iraq…
Join Greek Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos and JINSA Senior Fellow John Hannah to discuss recent major developments in the U.S.-Greece defense partnership, as well as a new report from JINSA’s Eastern Mediterranean Policy Project on strengthening the bilateral security relationship…
With Lebanon already in the midst of an economic and political meltdown, a deadly gun battle last week in downtown Beirut added fears of renewed sectarian warfare to the country’s list of deepening woes. In response, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah…
Funding for Israel’s Iron Dome’s quick passage has been blocked in the U.S. Senate, even after the House voted near-unanimously to replenish the missile defense system. It is essential that this bipartisan legislation – which is urgently needed for Israel’s…
The rapid removal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan has produced an unnecessarily disastrous end to America’s longest war, a foreign policy fiasco that left Americans and Afghan partners stranded. The tragic murders of thirteen U.S. service members and hundreds…
The total collapse of Afghanistan’s U.S.-backed government and armed forces has been nothing short of stunning as U.S. personnel flee the country and the U.S. Embassy is shuttered. The abrupt abandonment of a longstanding partner, and the ensuing Taliban takeover,…
