Search: Turkey,Russia (195 materials)

 

Confederation of Sahel States and Disintegration of ECOWAS

..., manganese, limestone, phosphates, marble, salt, gypsum and oil—but will the trio manage to extract them on their own (though jointly) in commercial quantities to gain economic sovereignty, not just political one? Or all hopes are again pinned on Russia, China, Turkey, Iran and other non-Western nations? And if so, is “sovereignty” the right word here? Of course, “dependence” on Russia, for example, would differ from neocolonialism by ensuring “fairness” and “equality between partners,” as evidenced ...

18.09.2024

Syria–Turkey: Normalization vs. Confrontation

... summit in Astana that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin might send an invitation to Assad for a trilateral meeting. Following this, media reported, citing Turkish newspaper Turkiye , that such a summit could be arranged as early as September in Russia, Iraq or ones of the Gulf states. Turkey was also mentioned as an alternative host country. However, this positive outlook is at odds with the current sharp escalation of tensions, which is characterized by a marked increase in anti-Syrian sentiment in Turkish society along with destabilization ...

03.09.2024

Turkey Plans to Earn Recognition in the Arctic by Developing Its Scientific Competencies

... polar regions. The ongoing construction and delivery of innovative and environmentally friendly vessels for Scandinavian countries, Russia, and the EU further solidifies Turkey's role in the polar research community. How do you access perspectives for Russia-Turkey cooperation in the Arctic? Could you please provide examples of such cooperation? In which spheres it already has a place? What are the areas with the most perspective in your view? Alina Vernigora: Coffee Fortune-Telling: Prospects for Turkey ...

21.08.2024

Syrian-Turkish Reconciliation to Confront a Common Danger

... meetings at various levels, notably involving intelligence agency directors and foreign ministers. Ilya Vedeneyev: Syria–Turkey Relations: A Road to Normalization In Moscow in 2023, recent developments hint that normalization between Syria and Türkiye ... ... clans and tribes. It is evident that achieving reconciliation among all conflicting factions in Syria is the desired outcome for Russia, which is entangled in conflicts with the West and the crisis in Ukraine. Moscow has taken numerous measures to facilitate ...

16.07.2024

Playing Pick-Up-Sticks in Libya—3

... turn, emphasized the importance of joint coordination with Turkey to achieve stability in Libya and in the entire region. Some Turkish experts even suggest formats such as a “Cairo Conference” that would involve different stakeholders, including Russia, Turkey and Egypt, which could contribute to a Libyan settlement. Turkey, which has had longstanding ties with elite clans in Tripoli and Misrata, has a “permanent presence” at the al-Watiya airbase near Zintan and naval bases in Misrata and Homs, ...

04.07.2024

The Caucasus: Between East and West

... only the “five-day war” of 2008, but also the “Russian spring” of 2014. Two military escalations in the Karabakh in 2016 and 2020 demonstrated that the positions of Moscow and Washington may paradoxically be closer to one another than those of Russia and Turkey. Today, this looks like fiction, but before the launch of the so-called “European negotiating format” on the Armenian-Azerbaijani settlement in late 2021, European Council President Charles Michel and French President Emmanuel Macron twice ...

01.04.2024

India in the South Caucasus: Implications for Russia, Iran and Turkey

... following the 2020 war is Turkey. It has legitimized its military presence in the region, signed a strategic document with Azerbaijan and successfully promoted its "3+3" negotiation format, which was accepted by the key centers of power—Russia and Iran. In other words, the expansion of Turkey's political, diplomatic and military presence in the South Caucasus allows Ankara to impact and sometimes even set the agenda in the region. The emergence of a new actor such as India may have implications for Turkey in the context of the balance ...

19.02.2024

Russia in the MENA Region amid the Ukrainian Crisis

... detriment of Israeli security. On the other hand, the Israeli leadership is under growing pressure from the West and a large part of the Israeli society to provide more support to Ukraine and to distance itself from Moscow. [ 6 ] This could result in Russian-Israeli relations becoming more bumpy and less predictable in future. Ilya Vedeneyev: Syria–Turkey Relations: A Road to Normalization Nonetheless, any deterioration of this relationship has its limitations, as Russia and Israel need each other—both in the MENA region and globally. The Russian-speaking diaspora in Israel is substantial, and ...

28.11.2023

RIAC, IRAS, FPI and NBM Hold a Round Table “Cooperation between Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria in the Context of the Regional Dynamics”

The goal of the round table was to discuss the dynamics of quadrilateral cooperation in the context of regional trends in the Middle East. The meeting was attended by leading experts from Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria On October 18, 2023, a closed round table “Cooperation between Russia, Iran, Turkey and Syria in the Context of Regional Dynamics” was held. Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with Institute for Iran & Eurasia ...

20.10.2023

Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict: Last Chapter or More to Come?

... constantly oscillating between three options: direct control from the center, self-determination of the autonomy and the integrity of the AzSSR. As a result, the intra-state conflict turned into an interstate confrontation involving various external actors (Russia, Iran, Turkey, the U.S. and the European Union). However, the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict had its own logic and dynamics. And it would be wrong to consider it only as one of the factors (albeit an important one) of the Soviet collapse. The appeal as of February ...

09.10.2023
 

Poll conducted

  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
For business
For researchers
For students