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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg gestures as he gives a news conference ahead of a summit that will gather leaders of the 29 alliance members in Brussels, Belgium, July 10 2018. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause - RC14D4F06960

An inconvenient truth: Addressing democratic backsliding within NATO

Jonathan Katz and Torrey Taussig

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Seated with members of his Cabinet, U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) at the White House in Washington. U.S., May 17, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1BBC3BA300

Trump’s meaningless NATO spending debate

Monday, July 9, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk before a session of the APEC summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC16B5325160

Trump, Putin, and Crimea

Monday, July 9, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva - RC1B1EDB0E40

In Helsinki, Putin can grant Trump great success, of sorts

Friday, July 6, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they take part in a family photo at the APEC summit in Danang, Vietnam November 10, 2017. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC18A81CDA80

The Trump-Putin summit could do some good if…

Monday, July 2, 2018

Migrants, part of a group intercepted aboard dinghies off the coast in the Mediterranean Sea, stand on a rescue boat upon arrival at the port of Motril, southern Spain, June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca - RC15D3945C00

Europe tussles over migration politics

Jessica Brandt and Ted Reinert

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

A supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds his picture in front of a Turkish flag, in front of Turkey's ruling AK Party (AKP) headquarters in Istanbul,Turkey, June 24, 2018. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1D72DCC500

How to read Turkey’s election results

Monday, June 25, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks on during a news conference in the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi - RC1F37C4F400

Angela Merkel to Donald Trump: Thank you for making me great again

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan carry a huge Turkish flag during a pre-election gathering in Istanbul, Turkey, June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir - RC194386C110

Ahead of Turkey’s snap elections, Erdoğan faces three main challenges

Kemal Kirişci and Ömer Taşpınar

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Syrian migrants walk on a motorway to reach the Greek border after they left from the main bus terminal in Istanbul, Turkey, September 21, 2015. Hundreds of migrants attempt to walk from Istanbul to the western city of Edirne, on Turkey's Greek border. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir - LR2EB9L0PSV9Q

Syrian refugees in Turkey: Beyond the numbers

Kemal Kirişci, Jessica Brandt, and M. Murat Erdoğan

Tuesday, June 19, 2018