If Turkey continues allowing migrants to flood its border, Greece could again become the epicenter of Europe's next migration crisis. But this time, there will be even fewer EU countries willing to help lift the load.
Even as the agreement with Moscow sets up the Syrian government for its next offensive in Idlib province, Ankara can claim the deal as a diplomatic success, albeit a limited one.
In this episode of Stratfor's Essential Geopolitics podcast, Stratfor analysts Ryan Bohl and Sim Tack discuss the Syrian government's offensive against rebel forces in Idlib province, a military action carrying significant risks for Turkey and Russia
A Russian-linked airstrike has left 33 Turkish soldiers dead -- and Ankara scrambling to salvage what remains of its offensive in northern Syria.
For now, there is little to indicate that Ankara will get what it needs to stop the Russian-supported Syrian government's offensive in Idlib province and preserve its influence there.
By Ryan Bohl
Although the ruling party calculates that it has the political heft to withstand growing economic concerns, it has hedged its bets by pursuing an aggressive foreign policy that appeals to nationalism.
In this episode of Stratfor's Pen and Sword podcast, author and former FBI agent Don Bentley discusses his debut thriller novel Without Sanction.
Ankara has no intention of abandoning its presence in the northwestern Syrian province -- even if that drives a wedge between it and Russia.
By Ryan Bohl
Syria's government has won the civil war in part because of Iran's help. To win the peace, however, it'll need aid from elsewhere.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared the caliphate with the aim of bringing all the world's Muslims under his fold. He bequeaths, however, a legacy of depravity and a divided jihadist movement.
