The European Union (EU) has begun to think more creatively about initiatives that can challenge China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), including the recently launched “Global Gateway” project. Since its official launch in 2013, China’s BRI— Chairman Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy initiative—has come under criticism from the West and …

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pressed by a collapsing national currency, falling domestic popularity, and regional competition. Erdogan’s fiscal policies have arguably worsened the domestic economic situation Opponents of Erdogan might defeat him in the next election, particularly if Turkey’s economic problems continue to linger and potentially worsen. Turkey’s …

The need for human intelligence (HUMINT) never wanes, but the risks are evolving as new surveillance technologies proliferate. HUMINT in the age of ubiquitous cameras and biometrics is a challenge for all intelligence agencies, operatives, and sources. From alias travel through airports with biometrics to constant tracking by phone, there …