... worsen the food situation in the country. The UN World Food Programme noted that the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has also
exacerbated
the food crisis in Syria.
The humanitarian crisis is likely to worsen due to the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria in February 2023. As of February 10, 2023, the death toll from the natural disaster in Turkey
exceeded
17,000; more than 70,000 people were affected. At least 1,347 people died in Syria, and more than 2000 people were hurt. The catastrophe ...
... theme of BRICS expansion has taken on notable momentum as China’s BRICS+ initiative has engendered increasing aspirations from some of the largest developing economies to join the BRICS grouping. Countries from perse geographies such as Argentina, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Algeria and others have expressed interest in joining BRICS. The BRICS countries vowed to explore the possibility of undertaking the next steps towards expansion in membership, with one of the key targets being the decision on the ...
... run-up to it and in the course of preparatory meetings between the foreign ministers of the participating countries regarding the restoration of Syria’s membership in the LAS, the participation of non-Arab countries of the region (Israel, Iran and Turkey) in the internal affairs of Arab states. Notably, most rulers of the monarchical Gulf in the Arabian Peninsula did not attend the summit, and neither did the King of Morocco, whose visit to Algeria against the background of deteriorating Algerian-Moroccan ...
... The EU is extremely limited in the set of “sticks” and “carrots” it can offer that would alter their partners’ positions. Brussels can still twist the arms, for example, of the Balkan countries. But it will be much more difficult to compel Turkey. The European Union has nothing to offer Turkey that could outweigh the benefits of trade with Moscow, especially since sanctions against Russia have become a huge boon for Turkish business. It will be even more difficult for larger players such ...
...
R4.47 billion in 2022, less than 3% of their total volume (by comparison, South African exports to Denmark stood at R5.24 billion). Russian exports to South Africa
came in at
R8.58 billion, which is also unimpressive when compared to countries like Turkey (R28.1 billion), Italy (R37.3 billion), Thailand (R45.8 billion) or India (R119.5 billion). No point in mentioning the country’s trade volumes with China. This “politics vs. trade” disparity is typical of Russia’s relations with most states ...
... the negotiations for an armistice in Korea were the return of war prisoners and the establishment of the demarcation line. Now the issue of war prisoners is unlikely to create serious difficulties – their exchange is constantly going on mediated by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and other countries. But there are no possibilities for a rapprochement of positions on territorial issues yet in sight. In Korea, the armistice line passed close to the one from which hostilities began. Stalin insisted on recapturing ...
... with Damascus as a bargaining chip to enhance its own status as a regional middle power. Alongside with that, the UAE’s renewed relationship with Damascus enables the Emiratis to more effectively deter or closely monitor the mounting influence of Turkey and Iran in Syria.
The second factor is
ideological
. The UAE’s leadership has
found
an ideological ally in President Bashar al-Assad, who, similar to UAE's President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has been on a counterrevolutionary crusade ...
... overcome the posed challenges. All the while, as tensions brew, Russia marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the end of another historical blockade: The Siege of Leningrad during the Second World War.
Recent Roots
Ivan Timofeev:
Ukrainian Crisis, Turkey and Eurasia: Who Wins?
When future historians reflect on the events currently taking place, they will trace the origins of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to several historical turning points. Undoubtedly, this will include, first and foremost,...
Avoiding a new round of violence is ultimately in the interests of all the players involved in resolving the Syrian problem
Ankara is paying great attention to the security problems germinating in the southern borders of Turkey. This issue has become especially important for Turkey, given that it is on the eve of its presidential and parliamentary elections, which are to be held in June this year.
Interestingly, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to solve ...
... East Expands into NATO: Japan’s and South Korea’s New Approaches to Security
Second, is it really in the long-term interests of Japan to contribute to building a new rigid bipolarity in global politics? Many other major powers—India, Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, to name a few—are trying to use the current turning point in international developments to articulate their independence or at least their high degree of autonomy in world affairs. Each of these countries might ...
