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Turkey is buying Russian missiles to diversify supply

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TURKEY

Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missiles.

Regional issues will entrench Egypt-Sudan divisions

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SUDAN/EGYPT

Tensions along Africa’s Red Sea coast have been escalating since the beginning of the year. Fraught negotiations over GERD have been at times overshadowed by mutual recriminations…

Armenia and Azerbaijan will import more arms

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ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN

France announced in November that it would deliver armoured vehicles to Armenia, prompting protests from Azerbaijan. The news threatens the tentative negotiations taking place…

Iran and Turkey will compartmentalise relations

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IRAN/TURKEY

As the new US administration seeks to re-engage with Iran, both Washington and Ankara have launched negotiations with Tehran's enemy Saudi Arabia. Iran and Turkey have major…

Turkish-Russian political tensions will be sustained

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TURKEY/RUSSIA

The meeting could have tried to ease tensions after Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24 close to the Turkish-Syrian border. Putin insisted Ankara first apologise for the incident…

Turkish-US relations may worsen by inadvertence

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TURKEY/US

Washington hopes the visit will repair its damaged partnership with Turkey that was already under strain before the attempted military coup in July. Since then, it has been in…

Ankara and Damascus could clash in Idlib

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SYRIA

Rebels complain that pro-government forces had earlier allowed IS safe passage to Idlib from Hama. At the same time, in northern Idlib, Turkish armoured convoys have deployed to…

‘Groupthink’ will damage Turkish foreign policy

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TURKEY

Sanctions are triggered under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) by Turkey’s acquisition of two Russian S-400 air defence systems. Russia began…

Intra-communal divisions will plague post-IS Iraq

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IRAQ

However, the successful fight against IS has not forged a new sense of unity among Iraq’s communities; instead, it has solidified some divides and created conditions for future…

Russian jets will defy NATO while pounding Syria

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RUSSIA

The Turkish foreign ministry said that the February 15 attacks amounted to a war crime. What is certain is that target selection is more deliberate because of the sophisticated…