... an unusual and risky policy in military and technical cooperation, effectively regarding it to be a continuation of Recep Erdogan’s foreign policy agenda. Following a memorable game round when Ankara, much to its own surprise, ended up purchasing Russia’s S-400 ABM systems, Turkey has now decided to update its fighter fleet.
Turkey’s policy could be seen as a “balancing act” between major actors on the international stage. This term, however, usually implies alternating friendly signals, while for ...
... interests.” She apparently was referring to concerns that Iraq could become a battleground for a proxy war between Iran and the United States.
Iraqi parliament members appeal to national interests when making statements about the necessity to
purchase Russia’s S-400
missile defense system. Indeed, the country’s limited ability to control the sky resurfaced when, on Jan. 3, the United States killed Qasem Soleimani, the leader of Iran’s Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy head of Iraq's Popular ...
... expanded rapidly after 2014, when the implementation of previously signed contracts reinforced Iraq’s security system, facilitating the country’s struggle against the Islamic State. Back then, reports circulated about Baghdad’s interest in purchasing Russian S-400 missile systems. However, Iraqi government officials continuously denied these statements. Now, in light of the Israeli strikes, the Iraqi talks with Russia over reinforcement of its air defense systems is taking on new meaning in Iraq.
However,...
Interconnectedness of Turkey with Europe and USA may be of good utility for Russian global foreign policy
With ongoing debates on Russian-made S-400 deliveries to Turkey, fate of continuing cooperation of Russia, Turkey and Iran in Syria and future of Ankara’s relations with the European Union and NATO, it is high time to make an honest review of Russian-Turkish relations, define weaknesses ...
... to introduce a no-fly zone that the United States and Turkey have mulled for several months.
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Ilshat Saetov:
From Downed Plane to the Greater Middle East:
Theories of What Happened in Turkey
The good news is that Russia decided to deploy S-400 at its base in Latakia and not to deliver the systems to Bashar Al Assad. But the reason why the US, Turkey, Israel and the GCC would be worried about this move is crystal clear: they fear that sooner or later the S-400 may end up in Assad’s ...
