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Passions for Libya

11:37 24.12.2019

Passions for Libya

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has met with heads of diplomatic missions of Arab countries and representatives of the League of Arab States (LAS). The participants in the meeting, which took place in Moscow on December 16th, focused on the situation in the world’s hottest spots, in particular, in Libya. …

Ankara's foreign policy as seen by Turkish experts

11:03 18.12.2019

Ankara's foreign policy as seen by Turkish experts

In the opinion of Turkish authorities, Turkey plays a variety of roles on the foreign policy landscape: it is a major defender of Muslims around the world - from Palestine to Burma; a peacemaker who is destined to put an end to the war in Syria and defeat terrorists of …

Trump and Erdogan “mend fences” again

17:13 21.11.2019

Trump and Erdogan “mend fences” again

Presidents of the United States and Turkey Donald Trump and Recep Erdogan met for bilateral talks in Washington on November 13th . In the course of what Donald Trump described as “lengthy and productive” negotiations and during a series of one-on-one and enlarged meetings, the Turkish leader announced his country’s …

Americans return to Syria for oil

10:51 08.11.2019

Americans return to Syria for oil

Soon after the adoption of the Russian-Turkish Memorandum on Syria, President Trump, known for his "consistency" in decision-making, made it clear that he had no intention of withdrawing US troops, which had already been moved to Iraq, from the east of Syria. The reason for the US forces to stay …

Africa becomes area of global competition

12:12 01.11.2019

Africa becomes area of global competition

The widespread view of Africa as one huge problem point on the planet’s body characterized by pandemics, hunger, poverty and wars - the so-called “Afropessimism” - has now been replaced with an approach which was launched by global powers as they compete for economic and political presence on the continent. …

Eurasian integration: from economics to creation of a center of power

10:19 09.10.2019

Eurasian integration: from economics to creation of a center of power

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin had every reason to congratulate his Armenian colleague Nikol Pashinyan with the outcome of the summit of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) leaders that was recently held in Yerevan, where many promising decisions were made, bringing Iran, Singapore and Uzbekistan closer to this international organization.Creation of various …

US-Turkish partnership: “strategic” does not mean “reliable”

12:40 30.09.2019

US-Turkish partnership: “strategic” does not mean “reliable”

The continuing tension in the Middle East has yet again become a discussion point during the so-called top-level week of the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. What made the situation worse this year was Washington’s decision to strengthen its military presence in the region, which …

Netanyahu wants another meeting with Putin

11:56 13.09.2019

Netanyahu wants another meeting with Putin

An escalation of the Arab-Israeli confrontation was reported in late August following a terrorist attack that took place in a holiday resort popular among Israelis. A homemade bomb killed one person and left several others injured.On the night of August 25, the Israeli Air Force carried out air strikes against …

Turkey drifting from the West towards Russia?

12:23 28.08.2019

Turkey drifting from the West towards Russia?

In the years of the Cold War, Turkey positioned itself at the vanguard of the free, i.e. Western world, confronting the so-called “evil empire”. Many Turks, especially in the hinterland, truly believed that the words “communism” and “terrorism” meant the same, while newspapers wrote about the "oppressed" status of millions …

Idlib: the clock is ticking

10:41 07.08.2019

Idlib: the clock is ticking

On August 1-2, the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan was playing host to the 13th round of inter-Syrian talks, held as part of the so-called Astana format. The Russian delegation was led by President Putin’s Special Representative for the Syrian Settlement Alexander Lavrentyev, the Iranian - by the Assistant Foreign Minister Ali …

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