Posts by ARVAK
Covert “Gas Wars” between Israel and Turkey
The events at the end of 2024 in Syria have revived the international agenda on the trans-regional energy route from the Persian Gulf to Europe.
About some theses from I. Aliyev’s interview
The aggressive statements made by the president of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, during an interview with the local media on January 7, 2025, were quite unexpected.
“New Middle East” vs. “Ottoman Caliphate”
After the fall of the Bashar Assad regime, the contradictions between Turkey and Israel in Syria have intensified, revealing a fundamental divergence in their views on the future of the Middle East and, accordingly, their roles in its reorganization.
Turkish-Israeli confrontation in the context of the NATO strategy
On January 7, 2025, The Jerusalem Post acknowledged about a report prepared by the Nagel Committee (Defense Budget and Security Strategy Analysis Commission, established in 2024) for the Israeli government.
The crash of the AZAL liner in the context of I. Aliyev’s Russian policy
The crash of the Embraer E190 aircraft of the Azerbaijani airline AZAL on December 25, 2024, revealed the fact that, contrary to their declared statements, relations between Russia and Azerbaijan are experiencing a difficult period.
On Turkey’s new natural gas ambitions
After the collapse of B. Assad's regime in Syria, there has been increased discussion in the global media about the “Qatar Gas Pipeline”, which is planned to run from the Persian Gulf to Europe.
Baku’s failure on the “Indian track”
On December 16, 2024, it became known that Baku was attempting to secure arms supply contracts with India through the mediation of a “third country”.
Crisis in Transnistria: possible scenarios
Ukraine's decision to halt the transit of Russian gas to Europe as of January 1, 2025, will most severely impact Moldova.
On Turkey’s attempts to reconcile Azerbaijan and Armenia
The process of signing a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan is currently delayed. Based on the limited information available about the negotiations, it is difficult to speak about the timing of the final stage, if it happens at all.
On the Russian Federation’s geopolitical combination on the Georgian-Abkhazian track
On December 14, 2024, presidential elections were held in Georgia under the new Constitutional law.