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Greece will use its Western links in the Middle East

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GREECE

This is the outcome of the Greek foreign ministry’s consistent policy orientation for the last few years, of intensifying relations with the Arab world while building excellent…

Cyprus will soon test Greek-Turkish relations

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GREECE/TURKEY

The potential for crisis in Greek-Turkish relations.

Iran deal failure would raise Middle Eastern tensions

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MIDDLE EAST

The chances of reviving the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, nuclear deal) are slim. Western governments hope that an agreement will reduce regional tensions. Arab…

Economic goals drive Indian-Israeli-Emirati-US ‘quad’

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INDIA/ISRAEL/UAE/US

The grouping has been widely described as a new ‘quad’. This label is inspired by the Quad, a long-standing group comprising India, the United States, Australia and Japan.

Zagreb could shut Serbia border again

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CROATIA/SERBIA

The short-lived trade war between Serbia and Croatia, seemingly winding down, demonstrates how the crisis generated in Europe by the influx of refugees and migrants has the…

Turkey is adopting a more statesmanlike pose abroad

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TURKEY

Turkey has brokered an agreement between Russia and Ukraine for resuming grain shipments through the Black Sea which, if it sticks, will be a substantial diplomatic win for Ankara…

Spain could become more active in foreign relations

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SPAIN

Spain’s foreign policy.

Turkey-Europe economic and business ties will weaken

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TURKEY

That represented a 1.9-percentage-point (pp) rise in import share and a 0.4-pp fall in export share. Turkey's economic and commercial ties with Europe (EU and non-EU) are strong…

Israeli-Arab normalisation will freeze, not reverse

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ISRAEL/MIDDLE EAST

Deepening Gulf-Israel normalisation -- and particularly heavy US-backed efforts to advance a deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia -- set the context for the Hamas attack against…

Erdogan’s priority is returning Turkey to Islamic ways

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TURKEY

The suspension of Turkey’s exploratory activities in the eastern Mediterranean as scheduled eases tensions with Greece and could allow for diplomacy. President Recep Tayyip…