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1 – 9 of 9Separately, regional leaders were somewhat reassured by the modest rapprochement between China and the United States -- influential powers in South-east Asia -- on the margins of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283554
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Russian air campaign has mostly targeted rebels fighting against the Syrian regime rather than Islamic State group (ISG), a significant setback for President Barack Obama's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205967
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This comes amid a recent rise in Israeli military operations in Syria as part of efforts to prevent Iranian military entrenchment and supply of weapons to sympathetic groups.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241805
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The plans are currently the subject of intensive discussions with the United States. For Erdogan, the safe zone is seen as key to boosting his flagging domestic popularity and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246266
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The plan links a final US troop withdrawal to a new set of talks hosted by Turkey and a ceasefire, and envisages the replacement of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260146
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Russia's engagement with the Taliban.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217480
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Prospects for US foreign policy in 2016.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206721
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Ankara and Moscow are guarantors of the ceasefire in the Syrian civil war that came into effect on December 30. Both the ceasefire and the Russian-Turkish partnership are still…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217141
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Relations between Riyadh and Tehran have long been characterised by political tension, and episodes of proxy military confrontation. Ties reached their nadir in 2016 when…