Iran, Afghanistan kick off five-pronged strategic talks

TEHRAN – A large delegation of Afghan officials traveled to Tehran on Saturday to start a previously arranged series of talks with Iranian officials in five strategic fields.

By Simon A Waldman

Why Turkey needs Europe more than Europe needs Turkey

Following the ghastly attack in Manchester on 22 May, it is unsurprising that terrorism topped the agenda at last week’s NATO summit as the alliance pledged to join the anti-Islamic State (ISIL) coalition.

How the Trump administration has quietly stalled refugee resettlements

In the first few days of the Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Security stopped sending investigators overseas to interview refugees seeking asylum in the United States.

By  Markus Becker

It's time to break off EU membership talks with Turkey

With Turkey's vote on Sunday for sweeping constitutional reforms, autocratic President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has consolidated his power and divided the country.

Trauma of children in Syria’s war

When adults go to war, it is the children who suffer the most.

The battle for Mosul continues

Several reports from the front lines of the battle in Mosul suggest that ISIL is on the back foot.

By Conchita Cruz, Swapna Reddy

Why deportation could mean death for some refugees

In recent weeks, raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have made headlines, and have sent entire communities into a state of fear. For one immigrant group — asylum seekers already living in the United States — the fear is especially intense: deportation is a death sentence.

By Markus Feldenkirchen

Refugee crisis prevents honest dealings with Turkey

The fear that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan might cancel the refugee deal and allow masses of migrants to make their way to Germany has shackled Angela Merkel's policies toward the autocratic leader. It's time to come up with a European solution that decreases our dependence on Turkey.

By Arne Delfs

Merkel risks tension with Erdogan over Turkish reporter's arrest

Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the arrest of a German reporter in Turkey as excessively harsh, risking tension with President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan as she counts on him to stem refugee flows to Europe.

By Jorge Moreira da Silva

How poor countries foot the refugee bill

The Syrian refugee crisis has focused attention on the need to improve management of refugee flows during times of crisis.

By Daniel R. DePetris

John McCain is overreaching on Trump’s Australia call

McCain is entitled to decry Trump’s terse phone call with Australia, but not to act as though he is the president.

By Tania Ildefonso Ocampos

Attacks to discourage the West from welcoming refugees

On Monday evening, an unknown driver ploughed a truck into a crowd at a Christmas market in Berlin, killing at least 12 people. Hours later, the German police arrested a suspect at the defunct Tempelhof airport, which now houses Berlin’s biggest refugee accommodation center.