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1 – 10 of 15The trip came just a few weeks after his victory in the presidential and parliamentary elections in May. The tour was part of Turkey’s push to improve ties with regional countries…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281223
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The recent focus of their rivalry has been on their competing maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean and their support for opposing sides in the Libyan civil war. Underlying…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257095
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263058
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has in recent years sharply increased its military and commercial involvement in the Red Sea and Horn of Africa. It provides equipment, training and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229978
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The UAE military is deeply concerned about both direct and indirect threats from Iran and from Sunni political Islam. It has therefore focused on building alliances with global…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221550
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The ‘Abraham Accords’ have secured the United Arab Emirates (UAE) bipartisan political support in Washington, but also feed into the growing regional ‘cold war’ between the UAE…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256770
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Under the deal, the UN arms embargo will remain in force for five years, while the ban on ballistic missile sales will stay for eight years. This means that Russia's plans to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201006
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From US contractors in Iraq and Russian mercenary groups in Syria, to Gulf states’ ‘foreign legions’ in Yemen and multiple Iranian proxy militias, national armies no longer…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251712
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Abu Dhabi has long played a leading but quiet role in the Libya conflict, providing extensive military support to LNA leader Khalifa Haftar over the years, violating a UN arms…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251747
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The previous day, the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy -- in an unusual show of unity --rejected the Turkish intervention and also called for an…