Introduction and Methodology Since the election of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia in 2000, Moscow has taken steps in certain areas to gradually make a return to Africa. Earlier, during the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Moscow made an effort
Is Turkiye’s Reconciliation with Saudi Arabia and the UAE Sustainable?
With the start of the Arab protests in 2011, Turkiye’s negatively affected relations with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have tended to converge again today. Finally, on November 21, the Minister of Finance of Saudi Arabia announced that they would
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in his statement on 23 May 2022, right after the Cabinet meeting, stated that Turkey will launch a new military operation against YPG, the Syrian branch of the PKK, in northern Syria. President Erdogan said, “Preparations for
In 2018, the United Arab Emirates made a breaking step by reopening its embassy in Damascus. In March 2022, and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the UAE made another radical step towards the Assad regime by hosting its head, Bashar Assad,
Choose the Name: “Increasing Defence Expenditures” or “ New Armament Race”
The concept of defense expenditure usually comes to the fore in times of war, but it is actually a subject that is discussed in both war and peace. However, witnessing the war and conflict environment, the international community does not find it
ISIS is one of the most brutal fighting groups that has ever passed through the Middle East. Maybe, ironically enough, modern technology is what enabled ISIS’s fighters to “very well” film and picture horrible moments, such as people burned alive, blood bursting
In the last quarter-century, Africa is one of the geographies where the reality of rising Turkey stands out most in international competition. Since the “Africa Action Plan” was announced in 1998 and the year 2005 was declared “Africa”, the Turkish government has
One of the examples of rapprochement we have heard frequently in the Middle East in the last couple of years is this time between Turkey and Israel. It is understood that the two countries, which have a relationship with ups and downs,
A Tour on Geopolitical Fault Lines in 2021
Monitoring geopolitical crisises and their tendencies is a new trend in the last couple of years. Hence, annual reports and indexes on international crises has become more common both in media and in academia. In this context, when we look at the
Although Turkey’s relations with Africa are based on the 1998 Action Plan, it is stated that historically this country’s engagement with the continent is deeply rooted. It is stated that the main factor that turned this deep-rooted engagement into a positive perception
The deaths of at least 27 migrants heading to Europe have washed up on the shores of western Libya, according to the country’s Red Crescent — the latest tragedy on the world’s most dangerous migratory route. The bodies of the migrants, which