Gulf alliances: Regional states hedge bets 7 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Gulf states, James M. Dorsey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
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The Jakarta Post (Indonesia) April 7, 2015, p. 7
James M. Dorsey *
The current Saudi-led intervention in Yemen designed to prevent Iranian-backed forces from gaining power symbolizes the Gulf’s new assertiveness. This is unfolding as the various Gulf states seek to hedge their bets with different strategies that complement rather than replace the regional US security umbrella. (suite…)
Turkish President Warns Iran About Trying to Dominate Middle East 30 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cengiz Aktar, Iran, Murat Bilhan, Nuray Mert, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
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Voice of America News (USA) Monday, March 30, 2015
Dorian Jones, Istanbul
Turkey’s president warned it will not tolerate Iran dominating the Middle East, amid growing concerns inside the country that it will be sucked into a sectarian conflict with its neighbor. (suite…)
Turkey supports Saudi mission in Yemen, says Iran must withdraw 27 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Daesh, interview, Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen
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France 24, 27/03/2015 Français Türkçe
by Marc Perelman
In an interview with France 24 on Thursday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey supports the Saudi-led mission to rout Shiite rebels from Yemen and criticised Iran’s regional ambitions in both Yemen and Iraq. (suite…)
Country’s image and influence abroad have been tarnished 7 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: AKP, Qatar, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia, Syria
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Financial Times (UK) Wednesday, May 7 2014, p. 3
FT Special Report: Turkey
By David Gardner
Turkey still offers an example of progress for the Arab world, says David Gardner. The story of Turkey in the decade after Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power in 2002 was not just of serial electoral triumph by neo- Islamists in an ostensibly vibrant democracy – alongside a dynamic economy growing at near Chinese rates – but of the re-emergence of a confident and admired regional power. (suite…)
Turkey-GCC Relations in a Transforming Middle East 12 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Arab Spring, economy, Gulf Cooperation Council, ISPI, Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, MENA, Middle East, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Valeria Talbot
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Analysis (ISPI) No. 178, June 2013, 10 p.
Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale
Valeria Talbot *
Since the early 2000s relations between Turkey and the Gulf monarchies have improved and cooperation has progressively deepened in several domains. (suite…)
How Iraq’s Future May be Shaped by its Neighbors 26 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Foreign Policy Research Institute, Gallia Lindenstrauss, Institute for National Security Studies, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Yoel Guzansky
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E-Notes (Foreign Policy Research Institute) March 2013
By Yoel Guzansky & Gallia Lindenstrauss *
Since the last American soldiers left Iraq more than a year ago, the fear of rising Iranian influence in the country has become more pronounced. (suite…)
Mideast Shift: Sunnis Gain 28 novembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: conflicts, Egypt, Hamas, Iran, Middle East, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Shiite, Sunni, Syria, Turkey
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The New York Times (USA) Wednesday, November 28, 2012, p. A1
By Neil MacFarquhar, Ramallah, West Bank
For years, the United States and its Middle East allies were challenged by the rising might of the so-called Shiite crescent, a political and ideological alliance backed by Iran that linked regional actors deeply hostile to Israel and the West. (suite…)
Sucked into the quagmire 5 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Middle East, Mohammed Ayoob, PKK, Saudi Arabia, Syria, USA
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The Guardian (UK) 5 October 2012, p. 38
Mohammed Ayoob *, Istanbul
Turkey risks being drawn into a conflict from which, unlike Saudi Arabia and the US, it cannot escape. (suite…)
Conflict in Syria: Regional Players’ Motives and Limits 19 septembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: conflicts, Egypt, Iran, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey
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Stratfor (USA)
September 19, 2012
Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran have varying interests and abilities in ending the war in Syria. (suite…)
Arab states arm rebels as UN talks of Syrian civil war 13 juin 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: arms, Free Syrian Army, Middle East, MIT, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Syrian National Council, Turkey, USA
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The Independent (UK) Wednesday, 13 June 2012, p. 1
Justin Vela, Istanbul
Saudi Arabia and Qatar ‘supplying weapons’ to anti-assad forces, while fears mount for civilians in al-haffa and Homs. (suite…)
The Saudi-Iranian Rivalry and the Future of Middle East Security 28 décembre 2011
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Arab Spring, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Strategic Studies Institute, USA, W. Andrew Terrill
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Strategic Studies Institute (U.S. Army War College) December 2011
Saudi Arabia and Iran have often behaved as serious rivals for influence in the Middle East and especially the Gulf area since at least Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution and the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War. (suite…)
Caglayan calls for stronger economic ties among OIC states 26 décembre 2011
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: economy, Middle East, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, Zafer Caglayan
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Arab News (Saudi Arabia)
Dec 26, 2011, Jeddah
Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan has called for strengthening economic and trade relations among the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries. (suite…)
Turkey, GCC economic relations gain momentum 26 décembre 2011
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: economy, Gulf Cooperation Council, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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Arab News (Saudi Arabia)
Dec 26, 2011, Jeddah
The relationship between Turkey and the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) economies is emerging as one of the most promising new economic axes in the world. (suite…)
Sunni realignments 15 décembre 2011
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Religion, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi, Bahrain, foreign policy, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Libya, Middle East, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Shi'a, Sunni, Syria, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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The American Spectator (web) December 9, 2011
Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi *
A new Turkey-Qatar bloc is in the works in the wake of the tumoil in Syria, Libya, and other Islamist hot spots. (suite…)
Colliding Geopolitics and the Arab Autumn 6 décembre 2011
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Arab Spring, geopolitics, Iran, Mehran Kamrava, Middle East, Reza Marashi, Saudi Arabia, Trita Parse, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, USA
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International Relations and Security Network (Switzerland) 6 December 2011
ISN staff
One of the enduring questions of the Arab Spring and Autumn is whether the populist uprisings represent a genuine democratic awakening. But, from a geopolitical perspective, the question is much simpler: Who benefits? (suite…)
The Syrian puzzle 1 mai 2011
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Religion, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Iran, Middle East, Omer Taspinar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) 01 May 2011, Sunday
Ömer Taspinar
The strategic map of the Middle East is continuing to change at a dizzying pace. The recent crackdown in Syria and the emerging vulnerability of Damascus is now raising questions about the future of the Syrian-Iranian alliance. (suite…)
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