List of Balkans articles
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Turkish army vehicles drive towards the Syrian border near Akcakale in Sanliurfa province on Oct. 9, 2019. Death Toll Rises as Turkey Moves Into Syria
Turkish air and ground forces pummelled the region, killing Kurdish fighters and wounding civilians.
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A Turkish bombardment on Syria's northeastern town of Ras al-Ain. Turkey’s Syria Assault Halts the Fight Against ISIS
The Trump administration’s abrupt decision to pull out of Syria has, as expected, led to a pause in the fight against the Islamic State.
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Turkish infantry prepare to enter Syria on the border between Turkey and Syria. The War for Post-U.S. Syria Has Begun
As the Trump administration withdraws its troops from northern Syria, the country is becoming a regional free-for-all.
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A Turkish military vehicle in the Syrian village of al-Hashisha near the border with Turkey on Sept. 24 Trump’s Capitulation to Erdogan Destroys U.S. Credibility
By abandoning America’s Kurdish partners in Syria, the White House has sent a message to allies everywhere that Washington can’t be trusted.
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Nur Iman holds a picture of her father in front of the White House in Washington in September. I Was a Model Uighur. China Took My Family Anyway.
Beijing says it’s releasing people from the camps. So where are my parents?
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A Syrian boy watches as Turkish military vehicles, part of a U.S. military convoy, take part in joint patrol in the Syrian village of Hashisha on the outskirts of Tell Abyad town along the border with Turkey on Oct. 4. Defying Pentagon, Trump Endorses Turkish Operation in Syria
The move caught senior defense officials by surprise.
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Bosnian women flee Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Oct. 31, 1992. For Bosnian Women, No Justice—and No Seats
In the Balkan wars, women were targets. In postwar governments, they’ve been pushed out of sight.
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Ten-year-old Bilal Habibulla poses with his drawing of the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, at his home in Istanbul on April 27. The Id Kah Mosque is a symbol for the Uighur culture. The Capital of Xinjiang Is Now in Turkey
Ethnic cleansing of Uighurs in China has forced an exodus to Istanbul—and a desperate effort to keep their culture alive.
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One of the two top political leaders of the Syrian Kurdish alliance and co-chair of the Syrian Democratic Council Ilham Ahmed attends a press conference, in Paris, on Dec. 21, 2018. (Photo credit should read STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP/Getty Images) Despite Syria ‘Safe Zone,’ Kurdish Leader Fears Threat from Turkey
Troops’ movement on the border has Kurds worried about a Turkish assault.
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A man holds a picture with Macedonian national hero Goce Delcev in front of the parliament building in Skopje on June 23, 2018 during a protest against the new name of the country, the Republic of North Macedonia. Refighting the Balkan Wars Won’t Lead to a Seat at the Table in Brussels
Historical feuds still threaten to stop Eastern European countries from joining the EU.
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People walk near heavily damaged buildings in the rebel-held city of Idlib in northwestern Syria on Sept. 16. Idlib Faces a Fearsome Future: Islamist Rule or Mass Murder
Despite this week’s meeting of Putin, Erdogan, and Rouhani, there is no good news in the last redoubt of the Syrian revolt.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint news conference following their talks on the sidelines of the MAKS 2019 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow on Aug. 27. Putin Plays Erdogan Like a Fiddle
In the increasingly close relationship between the Russian and Turkish presidents, there’s one clear alpha.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, and Kosovar President Hashim Thaci during a summit on the Balkans in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 17, 2018. U.S. Plans to Jump Back Into the Balkans With New Envoy
Two decades after brokering peace in the former Yugoslavia, Washington plans to try to restart talks between Serbia and Kosovo.
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Syrian children at a tent camp in Sanliurfa, Turkey, on Jan. 9, 2018. Turkey Can’t Host Syrian Refugees Forever
Voters across the political spectrum have become hostile toward the millions of people who fled Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his opponents are now responding with tough talk on repatriation.
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A Syrian woman shows her bank card, part of the Conditional Cash Transfer for Education program funded by the European Union and managed by UNICEF, the Red Cross, and Turkish authorities, in Adana, Turkey, on March 18. Turkey Is Helping, Not Deporting, Syrian Refugees
The Turkish government provides millions of Syrians with health care and education. A multilateral political solution is needed and demonizing Ankara won’t help.
