After months of suspense and expectation, the results of the US midterm elections surprised a lot of people. While many were expecting the Republican Party to sweep the board in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the so-called “red wave” never materialized.

During a parade in Baku in December 2020 marking Azerbaijan’s victory in the Second Karabakh War, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recited an Azerbaijani poem that caught the attention of Iran.

In recent weeks Iran has stepped up its pressure at home, in the region, and beyond.

UN-brokered deal on allowing Ukrainian food to be exported must continue

Luke Coffey