Nov 01, 2021
Biden, Erdoğan hold talks at G20
The meeting came just days after Turkey narrowly averted a a full-blown diplomatic crisis with its NATO allies. By Erin Viner United States President Joe Biden spoke with Turkish President…
Oct 28, 2021
US lawmakers oppose F-16 sale to Turkey
Eleven bipartisan members of the House of Representatives cited "a profound sense of concern" over Ankara’s reported bid to purchase 40 new Lockheed Martin F-16s and 80 modernization kits for…
Oct 14, 2021
Turkey blames US, Russia for Syria attacks
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that "both Russia and the United States have a responsibility” for the rise in cross-border attacks for failing to “keep their promises" to ensure…
Sep 29, 2021
Biden, Erdoğan to reportedly meet at G20
United States President Joe Biden will reportedly hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 Summit in Rome. By Erin Viner The conservative…
Sep 28, 2021
Defiant Erdoğan: Turkey to buy more Russian S-400s
Despite major potential fallout, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declared that his country intends to purchase yet another shipment of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia. By Erin Viner…
Sep 24, 2021
Erdoğan: Turkey, US ties ‘unhealthy’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there is discord in Ankara’s relations with Washington and that the United States needs to resolve issues over his nation’s purchase of Russian S-400…
Jun 15, 2021
Biden meets with Erdoğan
Joe Biden held his first face-to-face talks as United States President with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. At the start of the main leaders' session at the NATO summit…
Jun 08, 2021
Iranian Hezbollah founder dies of COVID
Top Iranian Shiite cleric Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, founder of Lebanon’s Hezbollah terrorist organization, died Monday of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the Islamic Republic. The Lebanese Al-Manar television network owned and…
Apr 21, 2021
Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community
This annual report of worldwide threats to the national security of the United States responds to Section 617 of the FY21 Intelligence Authorization Act (P.L. 116-260). This report reflects the…
Mar 02, 2021
Biden’s Eastern Mediterranean Agenda
By Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Establishing coherent US policy regarding brewing conflict in the eastern Mediterranean should be a…