Weekly Wire (September 25, 2020)
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 25 September 2020
The spokesperson of the German government Steffen Seibert, in his last press statement, claimed that they were happy the exploratory talks between
Al Sharq Strategic Research | 25 September 2020
The spokesperson of the German government Steffen Seibert, in his last press statement, claimed that they were happy the exploratory talks between
Deniz Baran | 23 September 2020 | AR | TR
Currently, the Eastern Mediterranean region is undergoing one of the most intense crises the region has ever witnessed
Mohammed Sinan Siyech | 10 September 2020
The civil war in Yemen has now been raging for a full five years with the complicated, multi actor conflict taking place across multiple geographical regions of the nation
Elif Beyza Karaalioglu | 03 September 2020
The demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 2019 leaves the Strategic Arms Reduction (New START) Treaty as the only remaining agreement on arms control to limit the USA and Russia’s nuclear weapons stockpiles. Having previously claimed that Russia had violated the INF requirements, a few months ago the USA
Mehmet Emin Cengiz | 01 September 2020 | AR | TR
The emerging security and energy equation in the Eastern Mediterranean has been increasingly becoming a decisive dynamic for the MENA region. The growing disputes and competition over maritime zone boundaries due to the lucrative [...]
Aly El Raggal | 01 September 2020 | AR | TR
Egypt has been withdrawn and pre-occupied with its internal affairs and the after-effects of the revolution, resulting in the destabilization of its internal security by the arms smuggling coming from Libya. In 2014, Egypt [...]
Anton Mardasov | 01 September 2020 | AR | TR
Russia’s strategic agenda in the Eastern Mediterranean is shaped around the same factors that determined Soviet conduct there: the region’s geographic role as a foothold for influencing political and economic events and the trade [...]
Selin Nasi | 01 September 2020 | AR | TR
Escalating political tensions that are sparking fears of a hot conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean go beyond a competition to control energy and natural resources. Instead, the tensions reflect a multilayered, geopolitical power struggle [...]
Sinan Ulgen | 01 September 2020 | AR | TR
German mediation between Turkey and Greece should be considered as a serious diplomatic engagement. Traditionally, the US has acted as a mediator and facilitator in disputes between Ankara and Athens. However, nowadays under the [...]
Mitat Celikpala | 01 September 2020 | AR | TR
The East Med gas has been defined as a positive game-changer for almost last two decades. Those resources are presumed to be newly introduced elements or factors that would change the existing energy equation, distribution, or situation through cooperation in the Mediterranean and even in the Middle East and Europe.