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Turkey to Seek Larger Role in the Black Sea and the South Caucasus
As Turkey-Russia disagreements intensify in northern Syria, another theater – the Black Sea and the South Caucasus – is starting to play a bigger...
The rapport between Iran and Turkey over Syria: Liaisons or tussle?
The two
powers of Iran and Turkey constitute a crucial feature on the map of the Middle
East. The influence of the dyadic interactions exceeds sometimes...
UN expert raises alarm over migrant, asylum seeker ‘pushbacks’ at Turkey-Greece border
Greece must take immediate action to end the violence against migrants
and asylum seekers at the border between Turkey and Greece, an independent UN
human rights...
The Greek Immigrant Crisis: Old Invasions, New Colours
For
hundreds of years, the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Byzantium, protected
Western Europe by default from Arab and then Turkish Moslem invasions, although
the Jihadists...
Refugees’ Geopolitics: The Black Scene of Power Play
The
global arena has many players, more diverse than ever, and a variety of games
for playing. Alongside these actors, the geographical sources of power have
also...
Reassessing EU-Turkey relations
Concerns over fundamental rights and action in Syria have led to a rethink
of EU-Turkey relations. What is the status of the cooperation?
On 10...
Greek-Turkish border: MEPs reject Turkey’s pressure, demand common asylum rules
The EU must help Greece manage its border with Turkey, while ensuring the
right to asylum for those who need it, several MEPs said on...
Eastern Mediterranean: A microcosm of regional and global battles
The Eastern Mediterranean has become a flash-point for the meshing of
geopolitics, the struggle for regional hegemony, battles for control of
resources, religious soft power rivalry,...
Turkey: Common interest to end conflict in Syria and cooperate on the refugee crisis
High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič concluded their two-day visit to Ankara on Wednesday, where they discussed with Turkish partners the situation in North-West...
Turkey’s Evolving Approach to its Neighborhood: The Case of Georgia & Ukraine
Many regard Turkey’s involvement in Syria as a reflection of the
country’s ambitious foreign policy to reinstate parts of the Ottoman Empire,
whose existence ended following...