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Jan 31, 2021

North Cyprus knocking on the door of recognition

Turkish Cypriot president Ersin Tatar is calling for a two-state solution for Cyprus amid claims that ten countries are preparing to recognise the TRNC. — Scroll down to listen to the audio version of this article. It’s been over three months now since Turkish Cypriot secessionist Ersin Tatar was elected to be the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), an internationally unrecognised state that declared its independence from the Greek Cypriot-dominated Republic…

Cyprus

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North Cyprus knocking on the door of recognition
North Cyprus knocking on the door of recognition
Cyprus

13 min read


Jan 2, 2021

Middle East awaits Biden impact

With US president-elect Joe Biden preparing to take office this month, geopolitical actors in the Middle East await his stance on the Iran nuclear deal. — Scroll down to listen to the audio version of this article. The year 2020 has finally come to a close. It has been a hot year in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. Regional tensions have only been overlooked because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. This time last year, the…

Iran

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Middle East awaits Biden impact
Middle East awaits Biden impact
Iran

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Dec 4, 2020

Russia’s Eastern Mediterranean chokehold

As Turkey and the EU bicker over the Eastern Mediterranean, Russia is trapping the region in a triangular web between Azerbaijan, Libya and Sudan. Scroll down to listen to the audio version of this article. 2020 has been an extraordinary year for many reasons, but in the context of Eastern…

Geopolitics

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Russia’s Eastern Mediterranean chokehold
Russia’s Eastern Mediterranean chokehold
Geopolitics

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Nov 1, 2020

France’s geopolitical problem with Turkey

French President Macron’s attempt to rally the EU behind France against Turkey through his turning to European populism puts him at odds with NATO. — Scroll down to listen to the audio version of this article. Comments by French President Emmanual Macron early in October triggered a fierce war of words between himself and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, that weeks on, still has the two leaders arguing back and forth. Macron claimed that…

Emmanuel Macron

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France’s geopolitical problem with Turkey
France’s geopolitical problem with Turkey
Emmanuel Macron

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Oct 23, 2020

Turkish Cypriots hostage to peace talks

President Ersin Tatar may be Turkey’s man in North Cyprus, and that’s exactly why his plan to negotiate a two-state solution is doomed to fail. — On October 18th, Turkish Cypriots elected secessionist leader Ersin Tatar as president. Tatar won the run-off ballot with just under 52 percent of the vote, defeating his leftist rival Mustafa Akinci in what was probably the most tense election in the 37-year history of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus…

Cyprus Problem

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Turkish Cypriots hostage to peace talks
Turkish Cypriots hostage to peace talks
Cyprus Problem

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Oct 14, 2020

OPINION: Judgement Day for Turkish Cyprus’ Run-Off Ballot

The key to winning the Turkish Cypriot presidential election run-off will be to sway the 44% of eligible voters who did not vote in the first round. Korsan Cevdet writes. — By 19:00 (GMT) on Sunday, 11 October 2020, the first round of Turkish Cyprus’ presidential elections concluded with the expected results. Right-winger Ersin Tatar, of the National Union Party (UBP), was in the pole position with 32.34% of the vote, followed by incumbent leftist Mustafa Akinci (29.80%), and the centre-left…

North Cyprus

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OPINION: Judgement Day for Turkish Cyprus’ Run-Off Ballot
OPINION: Judgement Day for Turkish Cyprus’ Run-Off Ballot
North Cyprus

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Oct 7, 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020 ROUNDUP: Cold War ghost still haunts the East Med

Radio EastMed’s Editor-in-Chief Ertan Karpazli rounds up all the latest news and developments from the Eastern Mediterranean for the month of September 2020. — Scroll down to listen to Radio EastMed’s full podcast for September 2020. PODCAST: Regional war brews between Turkey and Russia While tensions simmer in Syria’s Idlib province, fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh could put Turkey and Russia on a path to war.

International Relations

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SEPTEMBER 2020 ROUNDUP: Cold War ghost still haunts the East Med
SEPTEMBER 2020 ROUNDUP: Cold War ghost still haunts the East Med
International Relations

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Oct 7, 2020

Cyprus becomes the black sheep of the EU

Cyprus may have proved its point to the EU by holding sanctions on Belarus hostage, but at the risk of leaving itself isolated within the bloc. — Scroll down to listen to the audio version of this article. The Republic of Cyprus may be tiny in size, but it certainly punches above its weight. The island’s internationally-recognised Greek Cypriot government proved that in September by almost taking the European Union’s foreign policy hostage. The bloc needed all…

Cyprus

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Cyprus becomes the black sheep of the EU
Cyprus becomes the black sheep of the EU
Cyprus

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Oct 5, 2020

Regional war brews between Turkey and Russia

While tensions simmer in Syria’s Idlib province, fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh could put Turkey and Russia on a path to war. Scroll down to listen to the audio version of this article. Turkey and Russia have had a hot-cold relationship in recent decades, with a long history…

Nagorno Karabakh

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Regional war brews between Turkey and Russia
Regional war brews between Turkey and Russia
Nagorno Karabakh

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Oct 1, 2020

The dawn of a new Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

Young sympathisers of the Muslim Brotherhood seek more practical solutions to everyday problems like unemployment, not more outdated revolutionary rhetoric. — Scroll down to listen to the audio version of this article. September has seen the first major anti-government protests to erupt in Egypt since Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was elected president in 2014, a year after he led a military coup against his presidential predecessor, the late Mohamed Morsi. Morsi, who…

Muslim Brotherhood

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The dawn of a new Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
The dawn of a new Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood

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