Turkey faces difficult decisions in Syria as Assad’s forces close in on Idlib.
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As Idlib falls Erdoğan is faced with a quandary
Posted onTurkey’s President Erdoğan strives to balance relations with Russia as he risks being dragged further into the civil war in Syria.
Oil: Riyadh Trumped!
Posted onSaudi Arabia heads into the Vienna OPEC meeting facing stiff headwinds in its bid to secure a higher price for oil.
The struggle for Tripoli
Posted onToo many players engaged on both sides in Libya’s civil war to assume that Khalifa Haftar will emerge victorious. America is the wild card.
High stakes over a small village in North Syria
Posted onWhile a broader ceasefire generally holds, the battle for a small village in North Syria has important implications for the Syrian regime, the Kurds, Putin and Erdogan.
Putin in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi
Posted onPutin’s visits to Saudi Arabia and the UAE mark a significant change in the relationship, as perceptions of US decline are reinforced by Trumpian flip-flop.
The Erdoğan Pence Agreement
Posted onThe military balance shifts against Turkey and its Arab allies as the YPG strikes a deal agreement with al-Assad and Russia backs Syria over Turkey.
Another tanker
Posted onIranian tanker reportedly attacked off Jedda, but facts and responsibility unclear. More US forces to Saudi Arabia.
The Libyan blind alley
Posted onHaftar’s military operation to take Tripoli seems to have failed. His foreign supporters. Need for an international conference and a political solution.
Abqaiq and Khurais
Posted onHouthis claim the attack on Saudi oil facilities, Pompeo blames Iran, Trump hesitant. A major blow.