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1 – 10 of 18Energy ties, already deep, have expanded since 2022 as part of a broader reorientation of Russian commerce away from the West. The similarly authoritarian leadership styles of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286445
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Turkey’s confrontation with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is a key driver of regional and to some extent international policy. Erdogan’s comfortable victory in the May 2023…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285684
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This follows years of the region being regarded as of peripheral interest to Brussels. Nonetheless, relations have not always been smooth.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285060
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In October the government of Moldova decided to cease buying natural gas from Gazprom, having secured sufficient supplies from alternative sources at a lower price. Although…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282997
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Eastern Mediterranean countries are scrambling to step up production and develop export channels for their gas to meet demand from Europe due to the Ukraine war. However, they…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281501
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Turkish state-owned utility BOTAS has a supply contract with Bulgargaz which also includes access to the Bulgarian grid. It is in position to resell Russian gas to customers in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281972
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This is the most significant upgrade in US-Cyprus relations since the ban was imposed in 1987, and marks a definitive shift for Cyprus from Russia to the West. However, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273458
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This is Russia’s drastic response to most developed states’ economic sanctions following the invasion of Ukraine. It means a new geography of foreign trade that will not only…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278226
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Russia's economic problems caused by the low price of oil and to a lesser extent Western sanctions are a challenge for Kazakhstan and the four other Central Asian states. In its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB209755
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Simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections are due by mid-2023 at the latest. Opinion polls suggest that support for Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party are…