Since the beginning of the year, the development of relations between Iraq and Turkey has gained real momentum. The focus is on trade, water and the reconstruction of Iraq.
Articles tagged: ‘Turkey’
The Eid – cricket queers the pitch
Posted onFestival marking end of Ramadan probably 5 June. Long holidays, traditional family celebrations, a travel boom. Clash with the cricket World Cup. Multiple wars continue.
The Qatar dispute two years on
Posted onQatar vs. the 4 – petty squabbling continues. Hints of an olive branch, but no solution in sight.
Syria – kaleidoscope of war
Posted onSyria – IS eliminated as a territory. Regime still seeking full control, but (about) five other armies have their own agendas.
Gaza – another flareup
Posted onPointless military exchanges between Gaza and Israel – “willing to wound and yet afraid to strike”.
The Muslim Brotherhood
Posted onTrump moving to blacklist the Muslim brotherhood – likely consequences including Turkey and several Arab states.
Sudan: slide continues
Posted onSudan – huge protests continue and the military continue to give ground. Saudi/UAE/Egypt interest.
Oil: Reviving the ‘POTUS Premium’?
Posted onThe decision not to extend waivers on buying Iranian oil further underlines the Trump Administration’s determination to continue to hit Tehran hard, even at the risk of damage to other important issues, both domestic and international.
Turkey – a setback for Erdoğan
Posted onMayoral elections do not go Erdoğan’s way, his first experience of the tendency of the democratic pendulum to swing. A test for Turkish democracy.
Saudi Arabia: two trials
Posted onSaudi Arabia – the women activists and Khashoggi trials cast a long shadow.