... community. In the second half of the 20th century it could effectively discipline the elites of the countries under its military domination.
The only real opportunity for achieving peace between historical opponents in the framework of integration would be Turkey’s accession to the EU, which already counts its traditional foe, Greece, as a member. However, the EU has neither the ability nor appetite to make this happen, and the Republic of Turkey is now further from joining the EU than during any time ...
... ‘democratic’ is used non-stop in the propaganda. Never mind that the American/NATO export of our ‘superior’ values has led to millions of dead civilians in lesser countries, rendering them failed states, and worse than before. Never mind that NATO member Turkey is dictatorial in many ways, or that the UK has a political prisoner, Julian Assange. In fact, much of the West has descended into moral decadence and decay, in the name of ‘neo-liberalism’, with ‘wokishness’ and egotism in the ascendant....
... economic cooperation, even though this certainly remains of importance. The main thing Iran can offer Russia right now is the experience of facilitating development under harsh Western sanctions.
Carried by the momentum
Ivan Timofeev:
Ukrainian Crisis, Turkey and Eurasia: Who Wins?
In 2022, the Russia–Iran interactions were marked by two important visits. The first was Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi
coming
to Moscow in January 2022. Back then, Iran attempted to position this visit as a diplomatic ...
The U.S. is likely to consent to Turkey conducting such an operation as this sacrifice may prompt Turkey to unblock Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO
At its May 26 meeting, Turkey’s National Security Council (NSC) announced it was
necessary
to go on with current and prospective ...
... hardly take place without an attempt to push its boundaries beyond the “historical West”. We will see a relentless fight for the souls of countries like India, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa, Brazil and Mexico. The West will continue to please Turkey, build bridges with Venezuela, attempt at negotiating with Iran and so on. There will inevitably be a contradiction between the proclaimed ideological purity and considerations of political expediency, which will most often be resolved in favor ...
... possible way of dealing with it. Thus, reanimating the nuclear deal is crucial for the Biden administration even if it will eventually have to make some painful concessions.
The ball is still in Washington’s court
Ivan Timofeev:
Ukrainian Crisis, Turkey and Eurasia: Who Wins?
Despite the situation getting more and more urgent with every passing week, the U.S. still looks reluctant to make more concessions to Teheran. For Washington giving in to any new significant demands would be catastrophic ...
... sanctions against Russia, while this bears the risk of eroding the dominance of the U.S. dollar as the Ukraine conflict could cause more fragmentation in global financial system. Would you agree with that assumption as Russia, China, India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey are seeking to gradually decrease its dependence on the U.S. currency? How do you see the international monetary system evolve in the next 5-10 years going forward?
I think that the US is undermining the role of the dollar by politicizing the ...
... 30-state NATO alliance, three nations — France, the United Kingdom and the U.S. — possess nuclear weapons. The U.S. has also, however, deployed nuclear weapons to a number of other allied states including Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Turkey.
This nuclear sharing policy, through which such weapons remain solely under U.S. control, has prompted concerns from Russia that Ukraine's NATO aspirations could also bring nuclear weapons to the neighboring former Soviet republic seeking closer ...
... property has political reasons and is not associated with violation of the law.
Accordingly, investors from other countries may have explicit or implicit suspicions that they may be next in line.
The US has conflicting relations with China, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and a number of other countries. Dozens of bills on sanctions are being introduced in the US Congress on them. It is clear that extraordinary events must occur in order for the Americans to begin imposing sanctions on the Russian model and against ...
... for major players — the US, the EU, India, China, and Japan. And now let’s outline the possible trajectories for some states of Eurasia, located in close proximity to the borders of Russia.
Ivan Timofeev:
Ukrainian Crisis. Who Has the Upper Hand?
Turkey appears to be one of the key beneficiaries of the conflict. Ankara skilfully manoeuvres, benefiting from everyone. Turkish diplomacy opposes the Russian military operation, condemns Russian actions and shows solidarity with NATO allies. In relations ...
