French President Emmanuel Macron, at the MED 7 summit in Corsica and composing for the first time the Defence/Military Axis of France-Greece-Cyprus which includes a mutual defence assistance clause between them for first time managed to create at national level the first special Task Force of the Eurozone/EU. This Task Force will be ready to
We see over time that the liquidity of the geopolitical environment of the Middle East is increasing and expanding outside its geographical context in other areas adjacent to the Middle East such as the Eastern Mediterranean, the outbreak of war between Armenia and Azerbaijan and the influence of Turkey and Iran (both Middle Eastern countries)
During the summer, the tension in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea began to move out of control and out of diplomatic context, respectively. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying in every way to reject any mediators’ attempts at dialogue with Greece, believing that if he does a hot episode, he will be able to sit
The recent agreement will further legitimize Israel as a state in the Middle East. Brokered by the US, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have established diplomatic relations, which is a historic success and will establish the starting point for similar Agreements and the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and the other Arab-Sunni
The new “Cold Trade-Political-Cultural War” has already officially begun after July 23, 2020, when the US President ordered the closure of China’s consulate in Houston. At the same time, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling for more creative and effective means of lobbying the Communist Party of China to change its stance on
On June 10, 2020, an air strike hit the Turkish MIM 23 Hawk and the Koral interception systems at Al Watiya air base in northwestern Libya. There is no clear indication and much more evidence of which country was hit. The reason for the bombing The Turkish involvement, and even more so the Turkish presence
Since antiquity, Thucydides (400BC – 460BC), the Athenian historian and general but also “father” of the study of history, through his work recounting “The History of The Peloponnesian War” (5th century BC), highlighted the importance for the warring states-cities of military power. Thucydides concludes that the powerful state imposes its conditions on the weak state,
Jordan’s King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein has announced since a week that he intends to withdraw Jordan from “The Israel–Jordan Peace Treaty” or in full “Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan” (1994) knowing that such an option would most likely lead his country into an active military confrontation with Israel.
President of Palestine Liberation Authority (PLO) Mahmoud Abbas issued an angry statement on Tuesday (May 19th) mentioned categorematically that «The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian state are now exempt from all agreements and negotiations with the US and Israeli governments, respectively». The decision, according to the Palestinian Authority President, came in response to
Following six (6) months of non-governmental rule in Iraq, a new Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, has been appointed also by the Iranian-backed Shiite militia. The formation of this government was made possible after many months of negotiations between Iran and the United States. The rewards for both sides (US-Iran) are that the United States
