Turkey Is Drawn into Iraqi Affairs By: Saban Kardas - The Jamestown Foundation The developments in Iraqi domestic politics, coupled with their regional implications, continue to drag Turkey deeper into Middle Eastern affairs, while its involvement in the Syrian conflict already occupies a large part of Ankara’s foreign policy agenda. The ongoing power struggle between Iraqi [...]
Arab Spring Sees Turkish-Iranian Rivalry Take a New Turn Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 186 By: Saban Kardas The Jamestown Foundation Turkey’s decision to host a NATO early warning radar in the US-led missile defense program continues to reverberate, especially for its relations with Iran. High ranking Iranian officials repeatedly criticize [...]
Eight Killed In Dagestan Car Bombing Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 180 By: The Jamestown Foundation A number of insurgency-related incidents were reported in Dagestan and Ingushetia this past week. Dagestan’s Interior Ministry reported today (September 30) that an arms cache was discovered on the outskirts of the village of Toturbiikala in the [...]
Probing the Reasons behind Iran’s “Pre-emptive” Military Offensive against Kurdish Rebels Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 36 By: Alex Vatanka The Jamestown Foundation Iranian military forces began a large-scale and ongoing offensive in the northwestern part of the country in early July. The target of the operation is the militant Kurdish group Partiya Jiyana [...]
New, Greater Impulse In Italian-Kazakh Relations Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 165 By: Dario Cristiani The Jamestown Foundation Kazakhstan and Italy are developing a major strategic partnership that is rapidly altering ties between the two countries. For Italy, one of the main and constant aims of Italian foreign policy – regardless of [...]
The Fall of Gaddafi Angers Many In Moscow Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 164 By: Pavel Felgenhauer The Jamestown Foundation The six month long civil war in Libya and the NATO air campaign to oust Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has created division within the ruling class in Moscow and aggravated anti-Western and anti-American sentiment. [...]
China or the SCO: Who will supervise Afghanistan? Publication: China Brief Volume: 11 Issue: 15 By: Jagannath P. Panda The Jamestown Foundation The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit at Astana on June 15, 2011 signalled Asia’s regional security order is slowly shifting as Afghanistan appears to be angling to become a new observer member in [...]
Turkey Coordinates Its Syria Policy With the US Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 154 By: Saban Kardas The Jamestown Foundation The Syrian army’s violent campaign against the uprising, despite the onset of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, invited ever escalating criticism from Turkey and the international community. While previously criticized for being [...]
Is Hungary Becoming China’s Hub in Central Europe? Publication: China Brief Volume: 11 Issue: 13 By: Russell Hsiao, Matthew Czekaj The Jamestown Foundation On June 24-26, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao stopped in Budapest with great fanfare. The Hungarian government, then closing out its term as rotating presidency of the EU Council of Ministers, celebrated Mr. [...]
Pakistan’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa Steps Up Campaign of Anti-American Rhetoric Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 28 By: Animesh Roul The Jamestown Foundation Despite the Pakistan government’s proscription, the Islamic charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) has stepped up its overt anti-Indian and anti-Western rhetoric, holding mass protest rallies across Pakistan as its leaders continue to give provocative speeches [...]
Tribes, Salafists and Separatists: Yemen’s Changing Political Landscape Publication: Terrorism Monitor Volume: 9 Issue: 25 By: Michael Horton The Jamestown Foundation While parts of President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s regime attempt to ensure their survival, Yemen’s multitude of opposition, tribal, and newly formed anti-government groups continue to vie for a role in whatever government might follow [...]
Russia Seeks to Increase Energy Supplies to China Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 122 By: Sergei Blagov The Jamestown Foundation Moscow has indicated its interest in increasing trade with China, but a major bilateral gas deal remained elusive. During talks with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, in Moscow on June 16, Russian President [...]
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