Turkey in the Balkans: A march westward
The Balkan Region is becoming attractive for a wide spectrum of foreign players – from Beijing to Washington, and from Brussels to Riyadh. Also,...
Syria, Turkey and Israeli gas – cui prodest?
Turkey was among the first world nations to recognize the State of Israel, and for a long time Ankara and Tel Aviv maintained a...
Middle East: From COVID-19 invasion to an epidemic of disintegration?
The recent declaration of autonomy in southern Yemen and Khalifa Haftar's declaring himself the ruler of all Libya once again drew the world’s attention...
The “Deal of the Century”- between USA and Israel?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Moscow from
Washington, right after negotiations with US President Donald Trump and the
professionally staged presentation of the...
Libyan reconciliation: Via Moscow on to Berlin
During the January 8 talks in Istanbul, Turkey and Russia, acting as
“mediators,” called on all parties in Libya to "cease hostilities from
midnight on Sunday,...
Trump is sending NATO east – the Middle East
The assassination of General Qassem Soleimani and Iran’s retaliatory
strike against US bases in Iraq brought the situation in the region to a head
with President...
Libya: Is reconciliation possible?
The recent talks between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and his Turkish
counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan focused on the commissioning of the Turkish
Stream gas pipeline...
Passions for Libya
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has met with
heads of diplomatic missions of Arab countries and representatives of the
League of Arab States (LAS). The participants...
Ankara’s foreign policy as seen by Turkish experts
In the opinion of Turkish authorities, Turkey plays a
variety of roles on the foreign policy landscape: it is a major defender of
Muslims around the...
Trump and Erdogan “mend fences” again
Presidents of the United States and Turkey Donald Trump and Recep
Erdogan met for bilateral talks in Washington on November 13th . In
the course of...