July, 2022

• 27 July

  Turkey and Sudan: An enduring relationship?

  

  Sudan has a longstanding strategic partnership with Turkey, forged on the basis of shared ideology and fostered by growing economic and political ties, that has proven resilient to regime change. Khartoum has not abandoned its relationship with Ankara despite the ouster of former President Omar al-Bashir in 2019 or the …

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• 27 July

  Egypt as an Eastern Mediterranean power in the age of energy transition

  

  On June 17, the European Union (EU) signed a memorandum of understanding with both Egypt and Israel that creates a framework for Israel to expand its natural gas exports to Europe via Egypt. The EU also agreed with Egypt to increase collaboration on renewable energy, hydrogen, energy efficiency, and the …

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• 27 July

  Biden’s Middle East Trip: What It Means And What’s Next

  

  The main objective of President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East last week was to signal to both partners and adversaries that the United States was serious about restoring its strategic position in the region, which has taken considerable hits in recent years. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the visit …

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• 27 July

  As Turkey’s economic woes worsen, a new currency crisis is approaching

  

  Turkey’s economic problems continue to go from bad to worse. Its foreign trade deficit has reached a monthly average of $8 billion this year. Amid the sharp rise in global energy prices this spring following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country’s average gross energy imports shot up from $3-4 billion …

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• 27 July

  US sends more rocket systems and tactical drones to Ukraine in new $270 million military aid package

  

  President Joe Biden on Friday approved a new $270 million military aid package that will send Ukraine additional rocket systems, ammunition and tactical drones to help that country’s troops combat invading Russian forces, defense officials said Friday. The aid will include four High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and accompanying ammunition, …

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• 27 July

  Threats, Instability and Disruption in Europe’s South

  Russia’s intervention in Syria in September 2016 turned out to have much broader objectives. The development of air and naval bases provided Moscow with platforms for operations in the Mediterranean and in Sub-Saharan Africa. The delivery of S-400 missile systems to Turkey added another major strategic gain. The European Union …

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• 27 July

  Erdogan returns emptyhanded from talks with Putin, Raisi

  

  Erdogan fails to enlist Russian and Iranian support for a fresh Turkish military operation in Syria, but he remains bent on maintaining the pressure. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned without any concrete results from talks with his Russian and Iranian counterparts in Tehran, to which he went with a …

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• 27 July

  Russia, Ukraine finally reach agreement to sign separate grain deals in Istanbul

  The skeptics, this author included, were proven wrong. Turkey, and yes, the UN, got Russia and Ukraine to sign a critical deal in Istanbul that would help stave off a global food crisis as we put this newsletter to bed. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres …

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• 27 July

  Pourquoi la Chine a du succès en Afrique

  Pendant que les Européens prônent des valeurs, la Chine convainc le continent par sa puissance de frappe financière et l’efficacité de ses grands chantiers. Une voie rapide qui s’étend sur 27 kilomètres au cœur de Nairobi et relie le principal aéroport du Kenya au quartier central des affaires de la …

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• 27 July

  Au Mali, la Minusma poussée vers la sortie ?

  Bamako a ordonné l’expulsion du porte-parole de la Minusma. Cette attitude est perçue comme une stratégie pour pousser les Casques bleux à quitter le pays. Les autorités maliennes reprochent au Français Olivier Salgado d’avoir posté sur le réseau social Twitter des “informations inacceptables” au lendemain de l’arrestation de 49 soldats …

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