Understanding the complex and often contradictory interactions among Turkey, Russia, and Iran is essential to avoiding a wider war in the Middle East, renewed conflict in the Caucasus, and instability in Central Asia following the withdrawal of NATO forces from...

As the United States and Turkey enter the third decade following the end of the Cold War, they are enjoying a new era in their long partnership.

 The final presidential debate saw Republican candidate Mitt Romney again describe Russia in hostile terms. Romney qualified but did not repudiate his earlier remark that Russia was the United States’ “number one geopolitical foe,” and he hammered...

CSIS and the Institute of Oriental Studies (IVRAN) of the Russian Academy of Sciences co-organized an expert workshop at IVRAN in Moscow on June 18-19, 2012 that explored the evolving political and security interests and concerns of Turkey, Russia, Iran, and the United...

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Georgia is strategically important for the West, while the West remains vital for Georgia's security and development. The country is located at an important geopolitical juncture between South East Europe, the Black Sea littoral, the Caspian Basin, and the Middle East....

Turkey’s estranged relations with Bashar Assad and its Syria policy once again demonstrate that Ankara’s foreign policy is not a battle between pro-Western and Islamic camps, but a delicate calibration among three historically-rooted conceptions of Turkish grand...

Turkey’s ambitious foreign policy aimed at zero problems with its neighbors is under threat. The escalating crisis in Syria and related regional turbulence are complicating Turkey’s important relationships with both Iran and Russia. This turmoil could strain the...

Washington does not typically focus on objective foreign policy analysis and bipartisan solutions six months before a U.S. Presidential election.

In February 2012, the Islamic Republic of Iran celebrated the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution with the unveiling of new defense acquisition programs and the launch of a spy satellite. Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi revealed that Iran’s latest laser-guided...

US competition with Iran has become the equivalent of a game of three-dimensional chess, but a game where each side can modify at least some of the rules with each move.