Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has demanded that Armenia set a timetable for withdrawing from Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding Azerbaijani territories, saying that Azerbaijan would not end military action until that happened.
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Missile war of the cities in Armenia and Azerbaijan escalates – analysis
Azerbaijan said that it had “liberated” seven villages on Saturday, which led to cheers in Baku. Sunday has brought more escalation between Armenia and Azerbaijan as the countries continue to rely on missiles and rockets to shell each other over the last few days. The attack on the Armenian controlled …
Read More »Gantz says Turkey opposed to regional peace
“Definitely the question of Turkey is a very complicated one, because Turkey is part of NATO,” the defense minister said.
Read More »Is Pompeo changing tack on Turkey? – Analysis
For the first time, the US appears to be confronting Turkey over its fueling of conflict all over the Middle East. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has paid a visit to the eastern Mediterranean, where he met Greek leaders. He was also in Cyprus on September 12. Turkey has …
Read More »For Macron, Being Right on European Strategic Autonomy Isn’t Enough
It’s been a busy few months for Emmanuel Macron. The French president has taken the lead in seeking to resolve a range of crises and conflicts within Europe and on its borders and periphery.
Read More »Will Either Macron or Erdogan Back Down in the Eastern Mediterranean?
French President Emmanuel Macron has clearly decided to up the ante in a standoff with Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean, where France is backing Greece and Cyprus in their dispute with Ankara over natural gas reserves and maritime boundaries.
Read More »In a Multipolar World, Will the EU Be Seated at the Table—or Served on It?
Something about the idea of Europe becoming a strategic actor in global affairs brings to mind the old Irish saying: May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows you’re dead.
Read More »From Naive to Realist? The EU’s Struggles With China
The European Union has struggled mightily in recent months to assert itself as a strategically autonomous and relevant actor in response to an increasingly aggressive China.
Read More »After Staving Off a Liberal Challenge, Poland’s Ruling Populists Dig In
Polish President Andrzej Duda narrowly won a second term in a hotly contested runoff election earlier this month, opening the door for the ruling right-wing populist Law and Justice party, known as PiS for its Polish initials, to continue cementing its power. But the vote, which was postponed from May …
Read More »What Navalny’s Poisoning Says About Russia’s Putin
From the moment Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny abruptly fell ill last week, the top suspect in what immediately looked like a case of poisoning was President Vladimir Putin and his regime in Moscow. That suspicions quickly centered on a possible assassination attempt by the Kremlin is another damning indictment …
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