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1 – 10 of 12Russia maintains a delicate balance in the Middle East, preserving a close relationship with Shia-majority Iran and a security presence in neighbouring Syria while seeking…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286793
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Energy ties, already deep, have expanded since 2022 as part of a broader reorientation of Russian commerce away from the West. The similarly authoritarian leadership styles of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286445
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TURKEY/RUSSIA: Erdogan struggles to revive grain deal
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES281710
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Saudi Arabia will use the summit to underline its regional leadership, with a foreign policy posture that has been increasingly less confrontational since 2020. This reflects the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB277903
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Turkey's attempts to expand its military role in both Iraq and Syria are entangled with major shifts in its relations with the United States and Russia, and in its overall…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB214345
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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…
SYRIA: Damascus will confront US-backed forces
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES224682
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SYRIA: Turkey-Russia ties will contain escalation
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES260347
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SYRIA: Damascus will target oil diversion
Turkish-Russian relations may suffer long-lasting damage from the downing of a Russian Su-24 military jet on the Turkish-Syrian border. Turkey has started looking to diversify…