Russia’s Georgian adventure is accepted by the SCO, and makes a loser of the EU.
Tensions along the Turkish-Kurdish border are escalating as PKK militants and the Turkish military clash. There could be serious consequences for Baghdad, Ankara and Washington.
The issue of an intervention by Turkey in Iraq is really political football between the government and the military.
Continuing National Interest coverage of Turkey, Thomas Goltz reports on how the Kurdish question is influencing the run-up to the July 22 parliamentary elections.