A stunt by a Bahraini protester against the recent executions raises important questions.
Articles tagged: ‘Turkey’
Syria: more bloodshed
Posted onSyria – inconclusive fighting in Idlib province and elsewhere. Peace talks not dead.
Libya – conflict heats up
Posted onLibya – stalemate, but a success by the Tripoli forces provokes action by Haftar which could amount to a war crime. More evidence that the UAE and Turkey are involved in a proxy war. US no policy.
Erdoğan after the Istanbul elections
Posted onIstanbul election defeat accelerates gradual ebbing of the AKP’s popularity, but President Erdoğan still holds other cards; a slow down in Turkish foreign military activity.
Iraq and Turkey: trade, water and reconstruction
Posted onSince 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.
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.