Jan 27, 2021
Turkish Militias and Proxies
By Dr. Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, Expert on modern Turkey and Dr. Jonathan Spyer, Expert on Syria, Iraq, radical Islamic groups, and Kurds Erdoğan has created a private military and…
Jan 26, 2021
Turkey, Greece discuss sea dispute
Turkey and Greece ended their 5-year refusal to negotiate a resolution to escalating hostilities over the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Representatives from Ankara and Athens resumed talks yesterday in Istanbul, aimed…
Jan 22, 2021
Syria alleges IDF airstrikes hit Hama
Syria’s Western Hama Governorate was reportedly subject to an aerial bombardment early this morning, which Damascus authorities were quick to attribute to the Israeli Air Force (IAF). Shortly before 4…
Jan 22, 2021
Cyprus earthquake felt in Israel
An earthquake rattled Cyprus at 1427 GMT on Thursday 13 at a latitude of 34.891 N and longitude of 33.779 E. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) estimated the quake…
Jan 21, 2021
Iraq tightens Syria border security
The Iraqi military announced a wide-scale operation to bolster security on its border with Syria to curb infiltration of terror groups, drug smugglers and other illegal activities. The remote 600…
Dec 21, 2020
Israel-US hold major defense talks
Regional shifts and Iran topped discussions Israeli leaders held with visiting-United States Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Four-Star General Mark Milley. According to an Israeli government statement, Prime…
Dec 18, 2020
Turkey defies US over Russian S-400s
Turkey will not reverse its acquisition of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, and intends to take ‘reciprocal steps’ after assessing sanctions imposed by the United States over the deal, declared…
Dec 14, 2020
Iran fears Turkey is fueling Azeri separatism
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan raised Iran’s ire in recent days during a state visit to Azerbaijan, and accused Ankara of meddling in Tehran’s affairs. Erdoğan was in the Azeri capital…
Dec 08, 2020
Erdoğan: Turkey will not be “blackmailed’
Turkey’s confrontation over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea shows no sign of abating ahead of a key with the European Union leadership summit. Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan remained defiant over his…
Dec 08, 2020
Intelligence & Interview with Dr. John M. Nomikos
-- by Dr. Giangiuseppe Pili, Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) Intelligence & Interview is aimed to bring different international perspectives and experiences into the common debate of…