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A World of Conflict
October 9, 2023 Following the recent developments in Nagorno-Karabakh, Presidents Aliyev and Pashinyan were supposed to meet in Granada, Spain on October 5. Only days before the scheduled meeting French Foreign Minister Colonna visited Yerevan where she said: “I would … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Middle East war, Nagorno-Karabakh, Netanyahu, Saudi Arabia, Turkish foreign policy, US
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Armenia and Azerbaijan Need a Paradigm Shift
October 2, 2023 Baku’s lightning military operation of September 19-20 has ended three decades of de facto self-governance for Nagorno-Karabakh. The breakaway government announced last week that all government entities would be dissolved by the end of the year. Over … Continue reading
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Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Minsk Group, Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkish foreign policy
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Western Military Interventions in the Middle East
September 18, 2023 The Middle East has witnessed many Western military interventions since the end of the First World War. Two recent ones are particularly significant in drawing lessons for the future. The Iraq-Iran War started on September 22, 1980. … Continue reading
Growing Resistance to a New Cold War
September 11, 2023 The major headline of the past week was the agreement of G20 countries on the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration. The Western media generally reported that the leaders underscored that all states must act in a manner consistent … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, China, Cold War, G20 summit, Global South, India, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, US, Vietnam, war in ukraine
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Black Sea Grain and Russian-Turkish Relations
September 6, 2023 During the past few weeks, many countries hoped that Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan’s and President Erdoğan’s visits to Russia would be a step toward reviving the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Unfortunately, this did not happen. During the … Continue reading
A Marathon with No Finishing Line?
August 28, 2023 The following are a few takeaways from the American press, in chronological order, about battlefront developments in Ukraine. On April 5, 2022, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin … Continue reading
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Tagged Ataturk, BRICS, F-16s for Ukraine, General Milley, Prigozhin, Putin, Russia, Secretary Austin, Turkish foreign policy, war in ukraine
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Time to Revive the Grain Deal is Narrowing
August 21, 2023 “The Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian Ports”, shortly referred to as the “Black Sea Grain Initiative” was signed in Istanbul on July 22, 2022, by Türkiye, Russia, and Ukraine.[i] The second … Continue reading
A World of Confrontation
August 14, 2023 The loss of life and devastation caused by this summer’s wildfires, floods, and drought unmistakably show that climate change is going to impact the world sooner and much more dramatically than generally expected. But understandably, many nations … Continue reading
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Tagged Biden, Black Sea grain, China, climate change, Global South, Macron, NATO, Obama, Putin, Russia, Turkish foreign policy, war in ukraine
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The Battle for the Global South
August 7, 2023 Since the invasion of Ukraine, the US State Department has probably been experiencing its busiest time ever with its senior diplomats crisscrossing the world from Asia to Africa, South America to the Far East in a campaign … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Black Sea grain, China, Global South, Jeddah meeting, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkish foreign policy, US, war in ukraine
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The Russia-Africa Summit and Black Sea Grain
July 31, 2023 The center of interest of the past week was the second Russia-Africa Summit which took place in St. Petersburg on July 27-28. The US and some of its allies were delighted that only 17 heads of African … Continue reading
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