On challenges confronting Turkey in Central Asia
Recent developments in Central Asia have highlighted significant challenges for Turkey’s foreign policy in the region.
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Yemen and the U.S. policy in the Middle East
From mid-March 2025 the United States launched air strikes on the territories controlled by the Yemeni Houthis. Symptomatically the operation was first announced not by the Pentagon, but by the U.S. President Donald Trump personally on his online page Truth Social.
Azerbaijan and the Turkish-Israeli consensus on the SAR
The Turkish-Israeli negotiations on Syrian issues, held in Baku on April 9, 2025, were expected, and therefore the information disseminated by the Azerbaijani media about the supposed ownership of their initiative by I. Aliyev is exaggerated.
I. Aliyev and R. Erdogan about to deepen alliance with Pakistan
According to the news in the Azerbaijani and Pakistani media, the leader of Azerbaijan I. Aliyev will make an official visit to Pakistan this month.
On another attempt to resuscitate the case of so-called “Zangezur Corridor”
On April 4, 2025 the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen stated at the EU–Central Asia Summit held in Samarkand that “...the opening of the borders of Armenia with Turkey and Azerbaijan is going to be a game changer.
On the security of Syunik and the expected anti-Iranian campaign
The dynamics of the events around Iran once again updates the security problems of the Syunik region and the entire Armenia.
On the integration of France into the wake of British politics
On March 27, 2025 during the Paris Summit, also named the “coalition of the willing”, the French President E. Macron stated: “Europe needs Turkey, and Turkey needs Europe”.
Transnistrian issue in context of future agreements between USA and RF
We would venture to assume that the U.S.-Russian negotiations will last somewhat longer than the deadlines announced by Washington at the beginning of the process.
On inclusion of Turkey and Azerbaijan into anti-Iranian conflict
The analysis of the current situation in the Middle East suggests a direct connection between destabilization in Turkey and the plans of the United States and Israel to attack Iran.
Erdogan destroys his own initiative
On March 19, 2025, Turkish authorities detained the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of the Republican People's Party (CHP).
