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The Turkish-Emirati Rapprochement and Its Repercussions on the Region

Russia and the Instrumentalisation of the Refugee Issue

Politis – Nov. 28, 2021 ‘Let us more seriously analyze Turkey’ Eva Koulouriotis, political analyst specialising in the Middle East, comments on developments in the Middle East and responds to those who support the position that Turkey is in international isolation. She explains the significance of the recent visit of […]

Interview for the Cypriot newspaper ‘Politis’

Greece’s new role in a changing Middle East

A Nuclear Iran Is Only a Matter Of Time

Al-Quds Al-Arabi – Sep. 13, 2021, issue 10384, p. 21 At 8:45 a.m. New York time in 2001, Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Masri Muhammad Amir Attah hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center with his plane on what al Qaeda called the “Battle of Manhattan” (ghazwit Manhattan), or as […]

Twenty years since 9/11… Afghanistan takes centre stage again

The dynamic return of Greece to Libya

Return to Diplomacy? The Eastern Mediterranean after the NATO summit

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About three weeks ago I had confirmed that we were closer than ever to reaching a deal that would end the war in the Gaza Strip and release the Israeli hostages held by the Hamas militia. Today it seems that we are hours or days away from announcing this deal. A pragmatic analysis of this deal from the perspective of the Israeli government, Hamas, and what comes after it. ... See MoreSee Less

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General Joseph Aoun is the fourteenth president of the Lebanese state, after more than two years of vacuum and internal political struggle and international and regional movements. This important development comes amid a state of anticipation on the Lebanese-Israeli border, a political earthquake in Syria, and panic in Iran. A reading of the Lebanese scene after the election of Joseph Aoun and the difficulties he will face in the next stage. ... See MoreSee Less

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Αt dawn on December 7th, 2024, less than 24 hours before Bashar al-Assad fled the Syrian capital Damascus, while the Syrian armed opposition forces were still stationed on the outskirts of Homs, the Free Syrian Forces stationed in the al-Tanf area began an attack on the city of Palmyra in the heart of the Syrian desert, with support from the American warplanes. The target was ISIS positions in the area. A reading of ISIS’s next move after the fall of the Assad regime. ... See MoreSee Less

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Next Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani will go on an important visit to Tehran. Al-Sudani will carry with him several thorny files, most notably the file of the Iraqi militias supported by the IRGC. It is important to read my previous thread of the Iraqi scene to understand the atmosphere between Baghdad and Tehran.👇👇 ... See MoreSee Less

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On January 3, 2020, General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a raid carried out by the US Air Force. Soleimani was not just the commander of the Quds Force, one of the brigades of the IRGC, but he was a cornerstone of Iran's project in the Middle East. While Iran's allies in the region moved on, Iraq was the most affected by the killing of Soleimani, and this day became the beginning of a new phase of Iranian influence in Baghdad. A reading of the Iraqi scene amid regional changes and internal tensions. ... See MoreSee Less

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