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EGYPT, TURKEY AND IRAN: EXCHANGING ROLES IN A TUMULTUOUS MIDDLE EAST
After less than a year of exceptional Egyptian-Turkish rapprochement, the events of June 30, 2013 ruptured this relationship. Similarly, when Egyptian and Iranian statesmen began to decrease tensions and a thaw in relations resulted,
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ISRAEL-TURKEY RELATIONS: WASHINGTON’S MESSAGE
Ongoing geopolitically intense situation in the Middle-East impacts global geopolitics as well. The big powers take different actions one after another. In this context, the official Washington noted the need to re-establish cooperation between
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NEW GULF WAR: A SOURCE OF CHAOS FOR CHINA
Deepening conflict among Arab states in the Middle East has made headlines recently. Experts are analyzing the ongoing events from different angles, and what is obvious is that the situation is taking a very
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SAUDI ARABIA: FOREIGN POLICY STRATEGY CHANGING
One of the powerful players in the Middle East – Saudi Arabia – has ran across some problems on Syria issue and consequently saw its leverage on Damascus drop dramatically. Riyadh has even given
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CHINA IN THE MIDDLE EAST: “SUBTLE AND RESERVED” POLICY
Beijing is increasingly stepping up its foreign policy. Its leverages in different parts of the world are also growing. The Middle East is one of the regions evoking interests in this respect. China is
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TURKISH-ISRAELI RAPPROCHEMENT?
Although Turkish-Israeli relations seem to have hit the bottom in the recent years[1] -especially after the “one minute”[2] and “low seat”[3] crises as well as the Mavi Marmara incident[4]-, in fact recent news in
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MUNICH CONFERENCE: NEW AMBITIONS IN GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS
This year, Munich security conference, held since 1962, was memorable for some fascinating aspects. Attitude of the big powers towards pressing geopolitical problems was extremely important. Nonetheless, experts differ in their assessment of the
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TURKEY-IRAN: WILL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP SUCCEED?
Visit of Prime Minister R.T. Erdoğan to Tehran revealed some intriguing aspects. Experts were quick to respond, claiming that strategic interests underpin Ankara-Tehran rapprochement. Admittedly, Iran-Turkey relations are capable of impacting geopolitical dynamics of
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“STRATEGIC ABSURD”: DANGEROUS HEIGHT OF SUNNI-SHIA STRIFE
Speculations emerge that countries in the Middle East are grouping amongst themselves lately, based on denominational difference. Sunnis and Shias are said to be fighting each other in Iraq. How founded are these allegations
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EUROPE’S CHANCES IN THE ARAB WORLD
When revolts sneaked in the Arab World, a number of regimes were toppled while other thrones were shaken. Among others, Europe was quick in its response and adopted a new approach to relations with
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