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Renewed war with PKK may risk Turkey's energy security

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TURKEY

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has abandoned its long-stalled 'peace process' with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). In response, the PKK has ended its ceasefire…

Eastern EU will develop nuclear energy without Russia

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EU/RUSSIA

High electricity prices and concerns about Russian energy supplies have put the eastern EU nuclear industry into the spotlight. Finland, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and…

Moldova will suffer from Russian attacks on Ukraine

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MOLDOVA

Opposition-led protests centring on a severe energy crisis add to the risks facing Moldova as a result of Russian military action in Ukraine. Following the early wave of refugees…

Ukraine crisis will muddy eastern EU energy transition

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EU

Higher energy prices and, as war rages in Ukraine, the politicisation of sources of supply are highlighting weaknesses, and some strengths, in the energy systems of the eleven…

Afghanistan security risks Central Asia energy project

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CENTRAL ASIA

Concern is growing that the security situation in Afghanistan is worsening, threatening not only regional stability but also major electricity integration projects such as the…

Syria sees an energy deficit despite military advances

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SYRIA

The Syrian army and its allies have driven IS out of most of the region from Homs to the edge of the Euphrates valley, recapturing several gas fields. This has yielded a marginal…

Water scarcity will boost Turkey-Syria-Iraq tensions

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IRAQ/SYRIA/TURKEY

Large-scale water capture in Turkish dams upstream has caused long-term shortages elsewhere in the Tigris and Euphrates river basin, notably eastern Syria and southern Iraq…

Greece’s foreign policy ambitions will grow

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GREECE

The summit focused on EU enlargement, with European Commission and Council Presidents Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel present too. Having gone through a period of…

Bangladesh is playing it safe with IMF move

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BANGLADESH

At least part of the support would be from the Fund’s new Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST). Several media reports have described Dhaka’s move as a request for a bailout…

War in Ukraine will deepen poverty in Central Europe

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EASTERN EUROPE

Central-East European (CEE) economies grow faster than most in good times but are more vulnerable in bad times, lacking the political and financial capital and competences to…