The veteran leader knows Moscow well, and the Kremlin understands his agenda. But how will it play out this time?
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in the Turkish presidential election is supposed to mean there will be continuity in Ankara’s ... ... has always been there.
Trends in the Arab World, and in Arab relations with Iran, offer hope for normalization. The roles of Russia and China – not leading, but supporting – could be a catalyst for positive trends. The story of the South Caucasus ...
The Turkish military operation in Syria does not meet Russia’s interests
Turkey's forthcoming ground operation in Syria, which Ankara regularly warns about, has become a top concern for the international community. In November 2022, Turkish armed forces launched air strikes on parts of northern Syria ...
... Moscow and Washington against each other while attempting to milk both. To be sure, Greek analysts, drawing also on historical Russian-Turkish antagonism, keep doubting that Moscow will long tolerate Erdogan’s cynical improvisations, arguing that his ... ... lack of control in both goals and methods, and immature actions that disregard probable consequences and costs. In that sense, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s supposed rationality appears deeply problematic.
In IR theory and foreign policy analysis, the denotation ...
... preaching to the choir that resides in the fantasy land of conversational social media.
Obama, showing more grey hair and projecting the image of a wizened leader, tried to show the world that he could bully Putin.
“You're wrecking Russia to recreate the Soviet empire,” Obama said with Putin nowhere in sight. Obama also said that president Putin's strategy (regarding Ukraine) is “wrong headed,” suggesting that the U.S. leader thinks there may be something ...
... moral and business ethics perspective the effort makes sense and can add value to the BRICS brand.
But success depends on China, India and Brazil, who are impacted by drought and infrastructure problems that step on their economic performance. And Russia is dealing with a sanctions regime that includes food, orchestrated by Washington and its European allies.
BRICS food security. A slow rollout?
It's one thing to move cautiously to manage risks. It's something else to move slowly ...
An American and two Russians have landed safely in Kazakhstan after 5 ½ months in space… and to think there is no cooperation toward a more peaceful world between the United States and Russia.
Meanwhile, private citizens of Qatar, and other friends of the ...
Calling the BRICS development bank “an insurance policy against the risk of U.S. sanctions,” experts at the prestigious Brookings Institution have joined Washington’s effort to disrupt the Russian economy and punish nations who do business with it. Branded as the world’s most influential think tank with an endowment upwards of $262 million, Brookings has been on Uncle Sam’s payroll since 1916, providing guidance on domestic ...