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Iran’s New Damavand Destroyer Set To Join Navy

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran’s New Damavand Destroyer Set To Join Navy

Iran’s previous Damavand destroyer sank after striking a breakwater at Bandar Anzali, 10 January 2018. “The process of building naval…

Turkey Central To Reducing Europe’s Dependence on Russian Natural Gas

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Turkey Central To Reducing Europe’s Dependence on Russian Natural Gas

Map of the Trans-Anatolian Gas Pipeline (the central part of the Southern Gas Corridor, which connects the giant Shah Deniz…

Iran Digs into Central Syria, Filling Vacuum Left by Russia

By Kevin O'Connell | 05/02/2022 | Comments Off on Iran Digs into Central Syria, Filling Vacuum Left by Russia

“…the spread of pro-Iranian militias and the Fourth Division coincided with the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the beginning…

Turkey Tries To Mitigate Economic Impact of Sanctions on Russia

By Kevin O'Connell | 04/02/2022 | Comments Off on Turkey Tries To Mitigate Economic Impact of Sanctions on Russia

Erdoğan and Putin at the Kremlin, 23 September 2015. “Us three countries, Russia, China and Turkey can trade among ourselves…

A Turkish Perspective on Great Power Competition in 2022 and Beyond

By Kevin O'Connell | 02/02/2022 | Comments Off on A Turkish Perspective on Great Power Competition in 2022 and Beyond

Map showing the US, Russia, China. “In the new international environment… the existing separation between democratic countries and countries governed…

A Turkish Perspective on the Geopolitics of the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

By Kevin O'Connell | 01/02/2022 | Comments Off on A Turkish Perspective on the Geopolitics of the Russia-Ukraine Crisis

“The U.S. focus on prioritizing the Far East– particularly the defense pact between the U.S.-U.K.-Australia (AUKUS) coupled with the trauma…