... state.”
This suggests that
the endgame for the current iteration of
the conflict could be about securing political power in Kinshasa
. This, in turn, echoes the dynamics of the First Congo War.
Meanwhile, international mediators continue to flounder. Turkey has been
dismissed
, Angola’s peace talks have gone
nowhere
, South Africa has suffered reputational damage that led to
tensions
with Rwanda, and France’s
shuttle diplomacy
has achieved little. The
EAC
and
SADC
emergency summits continue,...
... states. As a result, 1 billion dollars has been collected, which will be allocated to Lebanon. Furthermore, the United States expressed its intention to provide assistance as well. Several countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, and the UAE, also initiated process to organize humanitarian aid for the republic.
The crisis in Lebanon represents an additional challenge for the Middle East. However, the prospects for resolving the emerging humanitarian issues seem ...
... National Army and Kurdish-based Syrian Democratic Forces. One should not underestimate deep Russia’s links to the Alawite community in the West of the country.
Of course, the fate of Syria ultimately depends on the Syrians themselves, and neither Turkey, nor Iran nor Russia, nor the United States can have a decisive voice in defining this future. However, the reality is that the country has been for many years a hotbed of international standoff, with powerful foreign partners and sponsors behind ...
... publication of his book, this is what indeed happened in Syria. Taking advantage of the Arab Spring, Saudi Arabia and the United States saw the moment as ripe to get rid of the Bashar regime in Syria – the main ally of Iran in the region. Qatar and Turkey initially strived to find a compromise with the Bashar regime. Nevertheless, after failing to persuade Bashar al-Assad to enter into a process of political negotiations with the opposition, Turkey and Qatar sided with Saudi Arabia and adopted a ...
... subject, but it was shelved amid criticism in U.S. media. That same month, Hungary passed its “law on foreign agents” (a term that has become generic, even though the conceptual frameworks and political approaches vary by country). Slovakia and Turkey are now working on their own versions of such laws.
The wave has swept across the Balkans as well. A foreign agent law was introduced in the parliament of Republika Srpska, withdrawn under pressure from the West, but President Milorad Dodik has ...
Political affairs in Turkey
... reforms and the launch of the Constitutional Committee with the Arab commitment to the pfting of Western At the same time, the authorities are focusing on parpamentary elections in July 2024. The process of normapzation of relations between Syria and Turkey, which began in 2023 initiated by Russia, is also facing similar difficulties.
At this stage, the situation in and around Syria is not conducive to achieving quick results and overcoming the crisis of the country’s post-war economy. Russia and ...
... pool of developing countries seeking to increase their weight in shaping the new world order is set to grow. Bolivia and Cuba joined BRICS as partners along with 11 other countries: Algeria, Belarus, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Together with the core BRICS countries and the new members who joined a year earlier, this means a fundamentally new format of international interaction, where the diversity of participants creates a platform for ...
... pro-Russian Bulgaria, and marked the entry of Cyprus into the geopolitical equation. The British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, wrote: “If Cyprus can be conceded to your majesty by the Porte, and England at the same time enters a defensive alliance with Turkey, guaranteeing Asiatic Turkey from Russian invasion, the power of England in the Mediterranean will be absolutely increased in that region and your Majesty’s Indian Empire immensely strengthened. Cyprus is the key of Western Asia”. [
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]
Clearly,...
How the Soviet leadership pursued foreign policy ob- jectives in relation to Turkey and the resulting legacy from these pursuits in today’s terms
The history of relations between Russia and Turkey can be characterized as complex. Attempts by the Ottomans to capture Zaporozhye and Left Bank Ukraine, along with raids launched ...
