Charles Recknagel is standards editor for RFE/RL.
Turkish leaders say a “shadow state” is behind the foiled coup -- code language for the movement of Turkish religious leader Fethullah Gulen. Who is he?
The NATO-Russia Council began as a promising effort to bury the Cold War past, but it has been on a downhill slide for the better part of a decade.
Ethnically divided Bosnia-Herzegovina is erupting into feuding over new census data that shows Bosnian Muslims are now a majority in the country.
The results of Bosnia-Herzegovina's first postwar census are about to be released and could spark new battles over how to share political power in the ethnically divided country.
Russia says Turkey apologized, Turkey says it didn't. Either way, a cleverly worded letter from Ankara may now spell the end to their crisis over the downing of a Russian warplane.
Belarus hopes its currency makeover will help curb inflation, but Minsk's record invites doubt as to whether it's anything more than cosmetic.
Moscow sees warmer relations with Beijing as one fix for colder relations with the West, but the Russian-Chinese partnership seems to be mainly treading water.
Any British departure from the European Union would have knock-on effects for the bloc's other member states, beginning with the euro, the EU's budget, and trade.
Azerbaijan is about to host its first Formula One race, the latest international event in the authoritarian government's multiyear effort to showcase the former Soviet republic. For many in Baku, the race has created inconveniences while offering few rewards.
Kabul was booming until foreign troops left Afghanistan in 2014. Now the city is strapped with a burgeoning population and a faltering economy.
Russia is trying to move closer to several EU states in an effort to break the bloc's unity over sanctions. That is not likely to prevent the EU from renewing sanctions expiring in July, but Russia is playing a longer game.
NATO's new supreme commander, General Curtis Scaparrotti, says Russia's aggressive behavior must be met by force should deterrence fail.
Landlocked Armenia has a struggling economy and high unemployment rate, but the country's growth as an IT center gives hope for change.
A Turkish political scandal centered on funneling gold to sanctions-hit Iran three years ago could get a new life as U.S. authorities prosecute a key suspect.
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic looks set to strengthen his hold on Serbia this weekend. But which way does a former ultranationalist turned EU champion intend to lead the country?
Turkey's president wants Berlin to punish a German satirist and has chosen a little-known German law as his weapon of choice.
Reasons to hope that the Nagorno-Karabakh cease-fire announced on April 5 holds include pipelines and military alliances.
A massive data leak suggests the presidents of Russia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan are engaged in shadowy operations to hide wealth abroad, even as they openly condemn the removal of wealth from their countries.
The word Molenbeek is becoming synonymous with Europe's terrorism challenge. Why?
The EU and Turkey both want to reach a deal over the migrant crisis. But here are four tough issues they must resolve first.
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