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Turkey is among the hot topics debated in the context of the German parliamentary race In the short to medium term, Turkey's relations with Germany and the EU will remain far from normal. The phrase “What matters is not how the votes are cast but ...
Andrei Kortunov about the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, end of the war in Ukraine, the nuclear deal with Iran, and Turkey's heated relations with the West. The Director General of the Russian Council on International Affairs, Andrei Kortunov, in an interview to Vestnik Kavkaza spoke about the key issues of the international agenda that will be discussed at the forthcoming ...
... Hamad Mohammed al-Marri, Director of Qatar Centre for Strategic Research at Qatar Armed Forces, made opening speeches. All three speakers underscored the importance of dialogue and the urge for balanced assessment in the context of the crisis. Qatar and Turkey drew attention to the existing partnership in the region between their states. It was noted that demonstration of crisis relations between Qatar and other Gulf countries had a negative impact not only on the regional agenda, but also on the development ...
... (400 km), the long-range 48N6 (250 km), the medium-range 9M96E2 (120 km) and the short-range 9M96E (40 km). The S-400 has been described, as of 2017, as "one of the best air-defense systems currently made." As soon as S-400 is deployed in Turkey, Ankara is supposed to host Russian military Technicians and advisors in order to materialize its deployment and maintenance. More Russian military advisors mean more leverage of Putin in the decision making of Ankara. Actually, the NATO members ...
... struggle against violent extremism, the U.S., Europeans and Russia generally agree on the need to control the Islamic State. However, there has been a significant lack of coordination that has been further antagonizing relations. First, NATO-member Turkey shot down a Russian aircraft in November 2015 — an action that tested the NATO-Russia relationship, even if Turkey and Russia eventually came to terms in the aftermath. Then, in early April 2017, the U.S. fired 59 cruise missiles at Syrian airbase ...
... 1964, which established the unchallenged legitimacy of the Nicosia administration; Nikita Khruschev’s effective warnings against Ankara’s threatened invasion in summer 1964; proven Soviet willingness to provide Cyprus military hardware to cope with Turkey’s bellicosity; diachronic denunciation of all proposals to partition the Island-state; persistent calls for an international conference on settling the Cyprus problem according to international law; unqualified condemnation of the 1983 unilateral ...
... has actually stopped all political and financial support for the Muslim Brotherhood’s affiliates. The Qataris did continue to back the Syrian rebels, but without any political framework: in fact, they financed some groups politically affiliated with Turkey or Jordan. The Syrian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, now deprived of Qatar’s aid, lost its role as the leader of the opposition. By early 2015, the organization had to disband its military unit, the Shields of the Revolution Council. Moreover,...
... the one hand, a united front of three nations, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, supported by Egypt and Jordan outside the Council, and Qatar, Kuwait and Oman, on the other hand, with Qatar standing somewhat apart from the others with the support of Turkey outside of Council, and recently to a certain extent Iran and Iraq. Oman and Kuwait are being prudent and are loathe to sour relations with either side. It is important to note that Oman opposed the Saudi initiative to unite the GCC armed forces ...
... example of how to develop sound interstate cooperation with the countries of the continent from scratch within a short period of time One can hardly fail to notice Ankara’s opening policy to Africa, despite its relative novelty, primarily due to Turkey’s increased activity in this area. The statistics speaks for itself. The President of Turkey R. Erdoğan has become an absolute record-breaker among leaders of non-African states by the number of visits on the African continent, Sub-Saharan African ...
... of GCC and Israel It is not just the US policy which India has to contend with it is the alliance between GCC countries and Israel. While Saudi Arabia has remained at loggerheads with Israel, recently both are part of the Anti-Iran alliance. Israel, Turkey and Saudi Arabia along with its GCC partners countries demanded at the Munich Security Conference, that Tehran is punished for propping up the Syrian government, developing ballistic missiles and funding separatists in Yemen. Saudi Foreign Minister ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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