What was billed as the “year of election” ended up being a clear example of how international events affect domestic political outcomes, Paul Poast writes.
Recent polling shows Turks have become more favorably inclined toward the European Union and NATO, while attitudes toward Russia and China have grown more negative.
"Pyongyang has a propensity to take actions ... aimed at reminding the West—and specifically the US—that it should not be be ignored," Paul Poast writes.
