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1 – 10 of 199Russia 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’s confrontation with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is a key driver of regional and to some extent international policy. Erdogan’s comfortable victory in the May 2023…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285684
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War, sanctions and a mutual desire to overturn US-led regional security orders have pushed Moscow and Tehran closer together. Moscow desires to turn what has historically been a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284914
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Drones and cyberwarfare were key marketing sectors, to 145 and 126 countries, respectively, demonstrating a reach far beyond democratic regimes. The overall growth in arms sales…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282406
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NORTH AFRICA: Russia will build up its presence
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES282261
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After the outbreak of civil war in 2011 and the rise of Islamic State (IS), the US-backed SDF managed to establish an autonomous administration in northeast Syria. However, it…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282251
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Political-economic split
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283407
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Doha is boosting the liquidity of the QIA, its sovereign wealth fund (SWF), using some of its high fiscal surplus. The SWF is in the midst of a period of portfolio rebalancing, by…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282269
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TURKEY/ROMANIA/MOLDOVA: Gas deals suit Ankara's plans