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The recent trip to Russia by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received a lot of media attention ahead of it. One thing was clear – Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan would meet, whether it be in Turkey, Russia, or some other country such as India. What caused the Turkish leader to act in such haste? Of course, the goal of this meeting was not to thank Russia for its assistance during his most recent contentious presidential campaign. It is also hardly the topic of Syrian talks, which have not yet established a meeting place…

India led the 18th G20 Summit from September 9–10, 2023, in New Delhi for the first time. India has worked to depoliticize the discussion and keep everyone’s attention on critical topics such as energy, climate change, food security, and global financial, and economic stability as a responsible and significant state from the very beginning of its presidency. The G7 nations, particularly the United States, applied significant pressure to the Indian leadership to reflect reasonable positions in the final G20 event documents. These positions included criticism of Russia’s actions and the situation in and around Ukraine. The G7 nations even made…

The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on September 4 of this year sparked heated debate in the media. Expert assessments were frequently wishful thinking having little to do with reality. The prospect of regional leadership in the South Caucasus was one of these topics. Prior to the presidents’ meeting this year, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan traveled to Moscow on August 31 and September 1 with the goal of organizing the summit in Sochi and agreeing upon the agenda of the negotiations between…