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1 – 10 of 25Turkey’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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The call was the first between the leaders since Tehran and Riyadh restored diplomatic relations in March 2023. As well signalling a positive step in building relations, it was…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282870
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SYRIA/IRAN: Symbolic deals could nudge Arab states
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278850
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That represented a 1.9-percentage-point (pp) rise in import share and a 0.4-pp fall in export share. Turkey's economic and commercial ties with Europe (EU and non-EU) are strong…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280284
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This underlines the country’s diplomatic value as the go-to regional mediator and validates its traditional foreign policy of neutrality.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278088
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This comes as the US Congress is finalising a bill, the Caesar Act, that would substantially increase the sanctions pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. As…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242464
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The Middle East has long been polarised between US allies and enemies, while Beijing has historically retained a comparatively smaller footprint and rejected taking sides in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258870
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SYRIA/IRAN: Russian role will curtail Tehran’s hopes
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES265878
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The crown prince (colloquially known across Western news media as ‘MBS’), this month visited the United States, building relationships, announcing business deals and seeking to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB232150
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Gulf-Syria ties.