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1 – 10 of 10The threat of fallout in Lebanon from the Gaza conflict has increased the incentive to leave, while also distracting Beirut authorities from promised efforts to block migration…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283116
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Migration pressures are increasing, with arrivals this year via the Mediterranean expected to be the highest since 2017. The EU has significantly hardened its policy towards…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278844
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Tensions have risen since Syrian government shelling killed seven Turkish soldiers and a civilian contractor in north-western Syria on February 3. Although President Recep Tayyip…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250577
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Greece and Turkey had avoided serious conflict for more than two decades, but things have changed in the past few years. After Turkey gave notice of conducting seismic surveys…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254161
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LIBYA: EU naval arms search will strengthen Misrata
The main focus is on substantially reducing the number of illegal immigrants in Europe through more effective cooperation with partner countries, faster assessment procedures and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256825
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Official figures give Turkey a case fatality rate of 2.7% or 49 deaths per million, well below Western European figures and by no means the catastrophe predicted by outside…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252691
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The Central Mediterranean route, used by half of all irregular migrants to the EU in 2016, now accounts for only 9% of irregular travel to the EU. Meanwhile, the pace of arrivals…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250622
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Uncertainty about whether Moscow will lift its suspension of flights from June 1 is discouraging Russian tourism into mid-summer. Turkey’s growing defence ties with Ukraine, its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261582
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He was speaking ahead of visits to Rome, Malta and Algiers, and against the background of talks with non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, over the territorial dispute…