Azerbaijan recently held a military victory parade in Baku attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Azerbaijan celebrated its defeat of Armenia with the parade, precisely one month after the negotiated end of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Turkey was key...
The multinational military drill Medusa-10 was completed last week and highlights some of the current key security and geopolitical trends in the Eastern Mediterranean region. The armed forces of Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, and the UAE participated in this annual...
The assassination of Iranian nuclear program scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh marks another severe attack on Iranian soil. It also poses a dilemma for Iran’s ruling elite. Leadup to the Hit on Fakhrizadeh Last Friday’s deed bears the signature of the Israeli...
Somebody in the Middle East must have been watching Breaking Bad reruns. On the last episode of the acclaimed crime series, its anti-hero Walter White makes an effective use of a remote-controlled machine gun to slaughter a small army of...
Ever since Washington’s war on terror, drones have become increasingly important in modern warfare. Powerful actors are investing in drone technology and using it on the battlefield. Europe, however, has a lot of ground to make up. Turkey’s Growing Drone...
Five-member nations of NATO (France, Germany, Greece, the UK and Italy) have recently agreed to build a next-generation helicopter to replace the existing fleet starting in 2035. The news was announced on November 19 in a statement from the alliance....
Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Erdogan see their partnership as crucial to counterbalance the power of the West. NATO and the West are not fond of the growing bond between Ankara and Moscow. Indeed: to the alliance’s...
As Turkish President Recep Tayyep Erdoğan’s domestic rule continues to be damaged by his son-in-law Berat Albayrak’s recent resignation as finance minister, the Turkish leader is also facing problems in the cold war between his nation and Saudi Arabia. Hostilities...
On Sunday, November 15 Iran and Iraq held talks to strengthen military cooperation between both countries who fought a bitter war in the 1980s. The Recent Iran-Iraq Meeting Iraqi Defense Minister, Jouma Anad, made a two-day visit to Tehran on...
Beirut, 25 September 2020. I’m having a coffee at the entrance to the highway which runs alongside the port: the waitress is gracious and thanks God she was not working that day. She refers to that day, without specifying. There...
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