Türkiye
The dual-use conundrum
In the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, there has emerged something of an unlikely hero. Known as the TB-2, it is a medium-range reconnaissance and strike drone…
Israel and Saudi Arabia: Finally, a New Middle East?
A diplomatic deal normalising relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia – a breakthrough that would have been inconceivable several years ago – is suddenly a plausible prospect.
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Why the Black Sea Grain Initiative must be restored
Earlier this week, Russia announced that it would suspend its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the landmark diplomatic deal brokered by the United Nations and…
How long can Putin’s “special relationship” with Erdoğan last?
Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is openly arming and supporting Ukraine, and even publicly humiliating Moscow. Yet Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin has little choice but to…
Elections in Türkiye may herald a new foreign policy outlook
Turks go to the polls for presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 May. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been at the centre of Turkish politics since 2002, but change may…
Russia foreign policy: the search for new friends
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to its near-complete political and economic estrangement from the West. This has obliged Moscow to intensify reorientation of its foreign…
The grim toll of Türkiye’s earthquake will also shift regional politics
Aftershocks and collapsing buildings have created additional hazards for rescue teams scrambling to save survivors from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake near the Turkish city of…
How Russia loses allies amid the war in Ukraine
Russia continues to lose influence around the world, above all in the post-Soviet space. The Russian-dominated Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) seems to be the last…
Russia and Turkey: Sometimes strongmen need to get along
Ahead of this week’s meeting between presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Sochi, it’s worth trying to make sense of the important yet complex – and occasionally…
How Turkey’s position on Ukraine is further destabilising Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last month announced an upcoming military operation in Syria, which followed heightened rhetoric against Finland and Sweden’s efforts to…