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1 – 10 of 15Migration 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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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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The ‘exploratory’ meeting is the first between the NATO partners since 2016. It follows months of sabre-rattling in the Eastern Mediterranean, and takes place against the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259174
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France has supported eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar while Italy backs the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA). Germany has been enlisted by the UN to…
Prospects for the Middle East in the fourth quarter.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB203153
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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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They discussed tensions in the eastern Mediterranean with regard to Turkish seabed prospecting off the Greek island of Kastellorizo, but could come up only with a statement about…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB254629
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The deployment of Turkish troops to protect the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) and intervene in Libya’s civil war looks increasingly likely. GNA Prime Minister…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249473
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LIBYA: EU naval arms search will strengthen Misrata
TURKEY/LIBYA: Intervention would be highly risky