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Turkey is eager but not raring to join the EU

The issue of European integration and Turkey’s eventual accession to the EU remains a strategic prospect for Ankara. However, these plans are still far from reality due to the special position of some key EU players. Perhaps the position of a united Europe will change after the next European Parliament elections. However, Turkish politicians are hardly naive in their calculations for a speedy resolution of the issue of Turkey’s EU membership…

Alexandr Svaranc

Turkish Local Elections, Airstrikes: Impact on Turkey, Region and the Larger World?

I needed some fresh mindful thinking on Turkey a paradigm shift after the recent Turkish local elections, and what they mean, if anything. It is now clear that Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suffered an unprecedented defeat that represents more than an election defeat, and a win for the so-called more “progressive” West. This news may be a game changer, for both Turkish domestic politics and its foreign policy…

Seth Ferris

Bypassing Almaty: a railroad of continental importance?

According to the Statistical Service of Kazakhstan, the total volume of goods transported by rail between Kazakhstan and China reached 23 million tons as early as 2022 and grew by a record 22 percent last year. In view of this high volume of freight traffic and the clear upward trend, the Kazakh authorities are having to invest heavily in the development of new railroads in order to serve the growing freight volumes and enable the rapid and efficient delivery of goods through the country…

Boris Kushhov

Israel's Brazen Attack on Iranian Embassy Threatens Global Stability

Taut Bataut

“Freedom Shield” and Other Events of February-March 2024. Part One: Is The Border Under Attack?

Konstantin Asmolov

Israel and the U.S. vs. the Palestinians of Gaza

Viktor Mikhin

The Israeli strike against the Iranian consulate in Damascus: more blood of innocent civilians shed by the entrepreneurs of chaos

Mohamed Lamine KABA

Why is the Turkish economy stuck in a profound crisis...?

Alexandr Svaranc

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