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Turkey’s strategy for Africa
Since the 1990s, Turkey has been ramping up its activity in Africa. It has worked to forge a comprehensive strategy that includes active diplomacy, social outreach and economic partnership. It also offers a “third way” for African countries that don’t want to become a pawn in the U.S.-China power play. The question is whether Turkey can maintain its influence, and if so, how that will change the continent’s geopolitical outlook.
Turkey maneuvers to become a regional energy baron
Over the past several years, Turkey has become a major player in energy deliveries from the Caucasus to Europe, and its deepening partnership with Azerbaijan has only solidified its position as a regional power. As Russia’s grip on the region weakens, it could lead to serious security concerns, with Ankara ...
The EU and Turkey: Between confrontation and conciliation
Tension has marked recent relations between the European Union and Turkey, from personal insults between leaders to spats over exploration rights in the Mediterranean Sea. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has made conciliatory statements recently, but the question is whether anything can come of them. There are pathways to avoid ...
Turkey’s complicated position in the Mediterranean Sea
Discoveries of rich hydrocarbon deposits under the Eastern Mediterranean seabed have added a new driver to the region’s old rivalries. Athens claims nearly all of the Aegean Sea as exclusive economic zone and the delineation of sea borders near Cyprus prompted Turkey’s reaction. Now, NATO and the European Union have ...
Eastern Mediterranean gas outlook gets murkier
After the 2009 and 2010 gas finds in the Eastern Mediterranean, many expected the region to become an energy hub. A decade later, myriad challenges remain and the coronavirus has made a bad situation worse. The European Union may decide against funding the EastMed pipeline project for economic reasons, although ...
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