April, 2023

• 28 April

  A New Opening for EU–Central Asia Relations?

  

  Summary: The EU has been stepping up its engagement with Central Asia, including on regional cooperation, energy, and connectivity. But to gain more clout, the union must present a positive alternative to powers like China and Russia. The EU’s stakes in Central Asia—a region the union has traditionally kept at …

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• 28 April

  Judy Asks: Can Europe Forge a Common China Policy?

  

  EU member states’ policies toward China have been hardening, but different national interests prevent a joint, coherent approach to Beijing. It may take a conflict over Taiwan to unify Europe. Krzysztof BłędowskiVisiting adjunct professor at the Rzeszów University of Information Technology and Management Europe is not united on China because …

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• 28 April

  The Strategic Consequences of a Kılıçdaroğlu Victory Over Erdoğan

  

  For the first time in twenty years, a change of leadership in Turkey is possible. The EU must be prepared for the foreign policy shift an opposition victory would bring. Whether in the first round on May 14 or the second on May 28, Turkey’s presidential election will ultimately be …

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• 28 April

  Most Important Elections On 100th Anniversary Of Establishment Of Republic Of Turkey: Country At Turning Point – Analysis

  

  Türkiye is preparing to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 14 May 2023, after Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye, had announced that the date of the elections will be moved from the previously scheduled 18 June to 14 May 2023. These elections in Türkiye have been …

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• 28 April

  The Nord Stream Affair: A Coup De Grâce To Perpetuate Proxy War? – Analysis

  

  On 26 September 2022, a Norwegian Navy Long Range Maritime Patrol (LRMP) aircraft, on routine surveillance mission, laid a sonar buoy field south of the Danish Island of Bornholm. This was seemingly to surveil the underwater space in the region of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. A …

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• 28 April

  Turkey inks $321 million deal with Romania for Bayraktar military drones

  

  Ukraine has had considerable success using the drone against Russia since Moscow’s invasion last year. Turkey and Romania have signed a multimillion dollar deal to sell Bucharest 18 Bayraktar TB2 drones. The deal further cements Turkey’s military relations with eastern Europe amid Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. Turkey’s ambassador to …

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• 28 April

  Conflict in Sudan, GCC’s food basket, rattles Gulf investments

  

  In addition to its natural resources and agricultural output, Sudan’s geographic location also makes it critical to Gulf security. Since the 1970s, Arab Gulf countries have pledged billions of dollars in aid and investment to Sudan in sectors including agriculture, energy and infrastructure, yet many of these projects fail due …

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• 28 April

  Iran’s IRGC seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

  

  Open-source reports indicated the Advantage Sweet was bound for Houston, Texas, when the United States said it was seized by Iran’s IRGC navy on Thursday afternoon. Naval forces of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized an oil tanker in international waters in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, the …

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• 28 April

  Gagauzia’s Election Could Help Russia Destabilize Moldova

  

  The citizens of Gagauzia are preparing to elect their next governor. A victory of one of the many pro-Russian candidates could destabilize Moldova and derail its EU aspirations. A new governor will be elected on April 30 in Gagauzia, a traditionally pro-Russian autonomous region in southern Moldova. The outcome of …

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• 28 April

  Why The Chinese Yuan Won’t Kill The Dollar – Analysis

  

  Former US President Donald Trump has expressed concern that China could displace the US dollar as the global reserve currency. The warning follows reports of agreements between various nations to use the yuan in commodity transactions. For years, rumors have circulated about the demise of the US dollar as a …

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