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Turkey’s mixed record against Islamic State

Structural problems continue to keep Turkey from putting in place a comprehensive strategy to combat Islamic State elements in the country, despite numerous operations against networks linked to the radical Islamist group. Turkish security operations against networks linked to the Islamic State (IS) appear on the rise, but how efficient …

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Turkey stalls on withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya

Turkey might have managed to stave off pressure in the Berlin conference on Libya, but as the December elections near, the Turkish military presence in the country will remain a source of tension. Turkey might have managed to stave off pressure to withdraw its military presence in Libya by agreeing …

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Russia and Turkey Agree on Military Free Zone

Days before a new round of discussions in Astana between Iran, Turkey, and Russia, and in parallel to talks about Turkey’s fear of a military operation by the Syrian army in Idleb, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced a new agreement between the two …

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Algérie : Oran, point de transit de la cocaïne vers l’Europe ?

L’interception de près d’une demi-tonne de cocaïne au large d’Oran fin juin rappelle d’autres affaires de saisies de stupéfiants dans la région. Dont celle mettant en cause Kamel Chikhi, alias « le boucher ». La chambre d’accusation près la cour d’Alger s’est penchée, ce 30 juin, sur l’affaire des 701 …

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HOW POLAND LOST ITS FOREIGN POLICY COMPASS

Recent weeks have demonstrated that Poland is rudderless and bobbing around on the waves of international politics with no clear course. Poland’s foreign policy can’t find its compass. The Western world is about to experience a redistribution in the global game, but Warsaw is more disoriented than ever. When it …

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