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New sanctions will return US-Russia ties to old ire

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US/INT

The White House has indicated that President Donald Trump will sign the legislation authorising the new measures, despite the fact it limits presidential discretion to waive the…

‘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…

Russia has the edge in managed competition with Turkey

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RUSSIA/TURKEY

They have backed opposing sides in the Syrian and Libyan conflicts and pursued different objectives there and in Nagorno-Karabakh, in the hope that conflict trends would benefit…

Russia will expand Middle East security and trade role

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MIDDLE EAST

The previous day, the Pentagon said that Moscow was trying to influence events in Libya. Since intervening in Syria in September 2015, President Vladimir Putin has established…

Yemen’s divided south faces security and economic woes

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YEMEN

The STC and the internationally recognised government of President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi established an uneasy power-sharing cabinet in December 2020. This enabled them to boost…

Ankara will stick to its Syria policy despite Moscow

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TURKEY/RUSSIA

Confrontations between Russian and Turkish fighter jets along the Turkish-Syrian border -- which triggered strong expressions of support for Turkey from NATO and the EU -- have…

Huthis could take oil-rich Marib, raising Yemen risks

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YEMEN

YEMEN: Huthis could take oil-rich Marib, raising risks

Haftar’s campaign may hurt Libyan peace and oil output

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LIBYA

This comes at a time when key southern oilfields are offline after being occupied by protestors and when the UN is leading efforts to reunify the country and facilitate elections.

Egyptian-Turkish relations will be antagonistic

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EGYPT/TURKEY

The recent focus of their rivalry has been on their competing maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean and their support for opposing sides in the Libyan civil war. Underlying…