July, 2024

• 15 July

  Turkey Open to Hosting Syrian Leader for Normalization Talks

  

  Latest Developments Turkey is open to repairing ties with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad more than a decade after severing diplomatic relations with Damascus at the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011. On July 4, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he is prepared to invite Assad and …

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• 14 July

  The 2024 NATO Washington Summit: A Pre-Storm Gathering?

  

  Political challenges among NATO members, the spectre of a second Trump presidency, and a bleaker military situation in Ukraine – compared to the expectations at the 2023 Vilnius Summit for the Ukrainian counteroffensive – made Washington feel like a ‘pre-storm summit’. The Washington Summit – double-hatted as the NATO 75th …

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• 14 July

  Erdogan says Biden, U.S. complicit in alleged Israeli war crimes

  

  “We are an unwavering NATO ally. However, we do not believe that this impedes our ability to establish positive relationships with nations such as China and Russia,” Erdogan told Newsweek. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration are complicit in what he called Israeli …

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• 14 July

  Central Asian states look to Iran as they seek to expand regional transit corridors

  

  Since the early days of independence in late 1991, the governments in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have pointed to the map to show Central Asia’s potential as a major transit hub for east-west and north-south trade. Realizing that potential has not been so easy. China was anxious to …

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• 14 July

  Syrian armed groups divided over Turkey-Syria normalization push

  

  In recent days, widespread protests have erupted across many Turkish-controlled towns and cities in the countryside to the north of Aleppo and around Idlib. Some protests have escalated into violence, as clashes have broken out between local armed groups and Turkish forces, resulting in multiple casualties among both protesters and …

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• 14 July

  WHAT COMES NEXT FOR TURKEY? PROSPECTS FOR CHANGE ON THEPOLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND FOREIGNPOLICY FRONTS

  

  INTRODUCTION At a time when there is widespread anxiety around the world about the fate of democracy but not enough debate on the future of autocracy, Turkey presents an interesting case for scholars and policy-makers. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spent two decades in power taking steps to build his …

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• 14 July

  Syrian refugees in Turkey living in fear amid Assad-Erdogan overtures

  

  An incident in the central Anatolian city of Kayseri last week sparked a wave of anti-Syrian attacks across Turkey, just as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s normalisation efforts with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reach a pivotal point. The events were triggered by the arrest of a Syrian national accused of sexually …

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• 14 July

  Let us come together to build a strong, prosperous region

  

  Iran’s new president urges dialogue, cooperation, and solidarity in the region, guided by the teachings of Islam and mutual respect in this exclusive editorial At the start of my tenure as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, voted in by the people of Iran, I wish to address our …

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• 14 July

  France’s Muslims watch the rise of the far right with unease

  

  In-depth: Macron’s election gamble may have blocked the far right from power for now, but France’s Muslims are fearful of its growing influence. The left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) came out on top in Sunday’s snap run-off in the French legislative elections, beating the far-right National Rally (RN) in third …

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• 14 July

  Sahel confederation: Sustaining its challenge of the regional order, By Jibrin Ibrahim

  

  “Our people have irrevocably turned their backs on ECOWAS,” Niger’s ruling General Abdourahamane Tiani told the cheering crowd that attended the Niamey summit. Trust them, it was not just another formal meeting but a street party, which saw the leaders walking through massive rallies and street procession,s as they received …

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