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The US president is seeking further ways to curb China’s rise as he finds Beijing defiant and resilient to trade war. Alwaght- President Donald Trump who is trying to turn the trade balance in the US favor through imposing heavy tariffs on imports from other countries this time has picked the East A ...
Security and economy: Two wings of Turkish influence
During the visit, an array of strategic pacts on energy, defense, investment, and higher education were signed. These agreements indicate Turkey's push for establishing its lasting presence in the Persian Gulf region through structural ...
Security Transit Corridor (MSTC). Two main airport clusters have been constructed: one overlooking the southern end of the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, and the other overseeing the southern flank of the corridor in the Gulf of Aden.
Between these two clusters, Emirati bases in Berbera and ...
The US is working to establish a base in Damascus, a move that will be source of geopolitical developments in the region. Alwaght- While the US President Donald Trump in his first presidential term several times stressed the need to withdraw the US forces from Syria, the rise to power of the militan ...
Turkey is seeking to break out of its traditional area of playing and build a broader axis, but it cannot close eyes to obstacles. Alwaght- In the largely tumultuous geopolitical scene of today, Turkey as an active actor with lofty ambitions has drawn a new roadmap to expand its influence from Easte ...
Security Advisor Michael Waltz, while Mohammed bin Salman also hosted Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and a key architect of his administration's West Asia policy. These discussions have primarily centered on a landmark US-Saudi security pact and the normalization of relations between Riya ...
US approves sale of F-35 to Saudi Arabia, but question remain if this deal a game-changer to Riyadh and the region. Alwaght- Washington DC in the day of the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit more than ever was a scene of a political show; red carpet rolled out in the White House, po ...
Security Council, Ali Larijani. Larijani and his delegation were received by Foreign Minister Mohammed Ishaq Dar. The first meeting was also held with the FM. In his opening comments, Ishaq Dar congratulated Larijani for his new post, highlighting the significance of brotherly relations between Iran ...
Ankara will get a downgraded version of F-35, the same variant Riyadh is to receive, for Washington to make sure Tel Aviv maintains its air superiority. Alwaght- After multiple years of cleavage between Turkey and the US over sale of F-35 fighter jets to Ankara, it seems that the obstacles ahead of ...
Pact and their increased coordination in multilateral forums, have deepened their structural interdependence. These institutionalized ties mean that even if a diplomatic thaw with the West emerges, neither Tehran nor Moscow is likely to abandon the strategic partnership entirely. Instead, their coop ...