The absence of both Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump from the talks dampens hopes for a significant breakthrough in resolving the conflict ...

Turkey’s recent policies in Syria are emblematic of the way a middle power can exert influence in its region, sometimes ...

President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated the possibility of scrapping his Middle East travel schedule and adding a stop ...

The talks in Istanbul complicated a European push for the U.S. to pressure Russia an into a ceasefire in Ukraine, even as ...