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The Case for Normalization with Syria
Throughout the last few years, many Arab states have taken steps towards normalizing relations with Syria. The United Arab Emirates reopened its embassy there...
Turkey and the West: In Search for a Credible Black Sea Strategy
Formulating a long-term strategy requires willingness and reliable partners. In the Black Sea the two components are missing which makes the West’s position weak....
Diversion of Afghan funds – unjustified
President Joe Biden signed an executive order allowing $7 billion in frozen assets from Afghanistan's central bank to eventually be distributed inside the country...
Ukrainian ripples: Turkey and Israel eye extended cooperation in Central Asia
A recent dinner in Washington suggests that a seemingly forthcoming visit to Turkey by Israeli President Isaac Herzog could be about more than putting...
France, Germany and the Ukraine Crisis
After French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Ukraine and Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz embarked on a visit of Ukraine and Russia. Scholz had...
NATO’S Space Policy Ups the Stakes?
Amid the tensions over security in the Euro-Atlantic rising, one remarkable publication of January 2022 has been awarded with inadequate attention. Three years after...
Why Ukraine is Testbed for Big Power Contestation?
Backdrop
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declares 16 February, 2022 as ‘Day of Unity’ apprehending Russian invasion based on US assessment, after talking to US President...
Oil transport means and modes and the 2020-2021 crisis
The current international shipping market can be described as ups and downs. Tariffs in this market have repeatedly reached new highs. The strong economic...
How to End the Ukraine Crisis in 4 Steps
Authors: Alexander Dynkin and Thomas Graham*
Europe is on the brink of war. The United States and its allies are convinced that Russia is planning an...
U.S.-Russia-China triangle
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on February 4, 2022 (this was the 38th meeting between both of them after...