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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…

Russia's Syria deal cannot end Iran-Israel enmity

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RUSSIA/SYRIA

Russia has engineered an agreement that defuses immediate Iranian-Israeli tensions over southern Syria. Moscow benefits most, as it retains the ability to pursue its military and…

Poorer Oman may align more closely with Saudi Arabia

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OMAN

The sultan this month paid his first foreign visit to Saudi Arabia, establishing institutions for ongoing cooperation. Under the previous ruler, Muscat was wary of Riyadh’s…

Afghan president will fight scheme to oust him

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AFGHANISTAN

The Biden team's renewed focus on Afghanistan will inevitably affect tensions in Kabul, where a plan to replace the current government with an interim administration is back on…

Ties between Bahrain and Iran will improve slowly

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BAHRAIN/IRAN

Bahrain is the only Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) state yet to normalise diplomatic relations with Iran. Their main regional allies, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates…

Low gas prices drive Turkmenistan to seek volume sales

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TURKMENISTAN

Turkmenistan's gas diplomacy.

US-ASEAN summit could become diplomatic debacle

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US/ASEAN

US-ASEAN relations.

Afghan talks are possible despite fierce fighting

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AFGHANISTAN

A nascent peace process taking shape since February has so far led to diplomatic contacts and a brief ceasefire. Fighting on the ground is not in itself an indicator of Taliban…

China could edge into a wider Mideast diplomatic role

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MIDDLE EAST/CHINA

He said that the China-mediated Iran-Saudi rapprochement announced on March 10 would play a major role in strengthening regional unity and cooperation. The deal caused widespread…

Gaza will strain but not break Gulf-Iranian detente

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GULF STATES

While tensions across the region have risen sharply, Gulf and Iranian officials have engaged in regular and high-level dialogue that has so far prevented a wider conflagration…