It was Trump, after all, who responded to Turkey's continued detention of Andrew Brunson-a U.S. evangelical pastor arrested on espionage charges in 2016-with a threat to remove all U.S. diplomats ...

In a detailed and exclusive interview with IANS, Michael Rubin, a leading expert on the Middle East, dissects the complex and ...

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also details Turkey’s own list of grievances against the United States, including tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum after an agreement on the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson fell through in ...

High-profile cases include those of Andrew Brunson and Jeremiah Mattix. 'We are seeing a generalised phenomenon where Turkey pressurises, arrests or removes ministries and pastors,“ Richardson ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Turkish turmoil The issue between the US and Turkey isn’t even economic. It’s a political issue using economic tools to apply pressure. And at the heart of it all sits Andrew Brunson.