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Huffington Post Greece – Sep. 26, 2018 The Russian defense ministry suddenly announced its decision to supply the Assad regime in Syria with the S-300 missile defense system within a few weeks. The meaning of this announcement from Moscow is clear about Tel Aviv ‘s responsibility for the fall of the IL-20 aircraft, where 15 […]

The Russian-Israeli relations at a dangerous turning point

26 Sep, 2018 in Articles / Huffington Post Greece tagged ASSAD / ASSAD REGIME / HEZBOLLAH / IAF / IDF / IRGC / ISRAEL / NATO / RUSSIA / S-300 / USA

Huffington Post Greece – Aug. 08, 2018 American-Turkish relations have clearly deteriorated recently due to the imprisonment of the American pastor in Turkey. The problem began since Donald Trump took over the leadership of the White House and called upon the release of the pastor at his first meeting with […]

Where are American-Turkish relations going?

8 Aug, 2018 in Articles / Huffington Post Greece tagged ERDOGAN / EUROPEAN UNION / GERMANY / IRAQ / ISRAEL / KURDS / MIDDLE EAST / NATO / PATRIOT / PUTIN / RUSSIA / S-400 / SYRIA / SYRIAN CRISIS / TRUMP / TURKEY / USA

Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 619, p. 39, on Feb. 24 US Defense Secretary James Mattis, during a speech in Congress on February 8, stressed that the situation in Afghanistan is heading for the better, and that the US forces recently sent will work to eliminate […]

The Afghan black hole

24 Feb, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio tagged AFGHANISTAN / AL-QAEDA / MIDDLE EAST / NATO / OBAMA / RUSSIA / TALIBAN / USA

Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 614, p. 39, on Jan. 20 The ocean corridors, dominated by the US after the Second World War and the end of the Cold War, have been and are still one of the main causes of wars and influence among international […]

The conflict on the maritime corridors between the Mediterranean and ...

20 Jan, 2018 in Articles / Paraskinio tagged ARCTIC SEA / EUROPE / EUROPEAN UNION / FRANCE / GERMANY / IRAN / IRAQ / MARITIME CORRIDORS / MEDITERRANEAN SEA / NATO / PUTIN / RUSSIA / SAUDI ARABIA / TRUMP / TURKEY / USA / YEMEN

Originally published in Huffington Post Greece on Jan. 14, 2018 With the completion of the Turkish business “Shield of the Euphrates,” a number of Turkish officials, mainly President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, confirmed that Turkey would not end its military operations, but that was rather a prelude to the start of […]

The last hours before the Battle of Afrin

14 Jan, 2018 in Articles / Huffington Post Greece tagged ERDOGAN / IRAN / IRAQ / ISIS / KURDS / MIDDLE EAST / NATO / PALESTINE / PKK / PUTIN / PYD / RUSSIA / SYRIAN CRISIS / SYRIAN OPPOSITION / SYRIAN REVOLUTION / TURKEY / USA / YPG

Originally published in the Greek weekly newspaper “Paraskinio”, issue 611, p. 39, on Dec. 29, 2017 The Cold War between NATO and Russia Rebounds Dynamically Over the last five years there has been an increase in tension and military expansion from US-led NATO countries on the one hand and Russia […]

The roaring “bear”

29 Dec, 2017 in Articles / Paraskinio tagged EGYPT / ERDOGAN / EUROPE / EUROPEAN UNION / IRAN / IRAQ / MIDDLE EAST / NATO / OBAMA / PUTIN / RUSSIA / SYRIA / TURKEY / USA

The atmosphere in Lebanon is electrified in the last two weeks after the announcement of the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri from Riyadh. Although, according to Reuters, the resignation was made under pressure from Saudi Arabia, it is certain that its timing is not accidental if we take […]

The war against Hezbollah, the international factor and the role ...

19 Nov, 2017 in Analyses tagged GREECE / HEZBOLLAH / IRAN / KAMMENOS / NATO / RUSSIA / SAUDI ARABIA / SYRIA / TSIPRAS / TURKEY / USA

Originally published in Huffington Post Greece on July 12, 2017 Last week in Switzerland, the talks for resolution of the Cyprus issue ended without any results. As I had predicted in my previous article on July 1, 2017, these talks would not bring some positive development to the crisis, but […]

The secrets of the last hours before the collapse of ...

12 Jul, 2017 in Articles / Huffington Post Greece tagged CYPRUS / CYPRUS ISSUE / ERDOGAN / FRANCE / GERMANY / GREECE / NATO / TURKEY / USA

Originally published in LastPoint.gr on 04/02/2017 On the 2nd of February, German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her first visit to Turkey after the failed coup last July. Immediately after arriving in Ankara, she met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In their statements to the press, the two leaders reported […]

The background of Merkel – Erdoğan meeting

4 Feb, 2017 in Articles / Lastpoint tagged CYPRUS / ERDOGAN / EUROPE / EUROPEAN UNION / FRANCE / GERMANY / GREECE / MERKEL / NATO / PUTIN / RUSSIA / TRUMP / TURKEY / USA

ireporterworld.com – Jan. 16, 2017 The Cyprus problem is perpetuated despite years of international efforts to resolve it. However, the Geneva meeting has created a great deal of optimism among the inhabitants of the island that the solution is close and that its outcome will lead to the creation of […]

Cyprus issue: resolution or perpetuation?

16 Jan, 2017 in Articles / ireporterworld tagged AKINCI / ANASTASIADES / CYPRUS / ERDOGAN / EUROPE / EUROPEAN UNION / FETHULLAH GULEN / GREECE / NATO / RUSSIA / TURKEY / USA