Joshua Kucera

Josh Kucera is traveling along the length of the border between Europe and Asia, from Turkey's Bosphorus to Russia's Arctic, to see how ideas of European or Asian identity profoundly affect the politics and geopolitics of the people who live along it.

Where exactly does East meet West?

Culture

The ancient border that separates Europe and Asia has, over the millennia, stayed roughly in the same place. But the identities of the continents have taken on rich and enduring cultural and political meanings.

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan after a news conference at the Presidential Palace in Ankara December 1, 2014.

Russia and Turkey’s leaders have similar styles, but an uneasy relationship

Global Politics