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Escalating tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean: A brief summary

Escalating tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean: A brief summary

While the debates on drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean have been around since 2010, tensions have escalated especially in the last two months. But what has changed in these two months? What is happening in the region?

9 September 2020 Pınar Tarcan

Foreign Minister of France warns Turkey of sanctions over Eastern Mediterranean

Foreign Minister of France warns Turkey of sanctions over Eastern Mediterranean

Noting that the main issue on the agenda of EU leaders’ summit will be Eastern Mediterranean, France’s Foreign Minister Le Drian has accused Erdoğan of “creating an Islamic national atmosphere to conceal the reality of the economic situation in Turkey.”

7 September 2020

Importance of Idlib

Importance of Idlib

Idlib has become a place of critical importance in terms of “proxy wars” and Syrian Leader Assad declaring his legitimacy again.

6 September 2018

"We Must Oppose IMF and World Bank because..."

IMF-WB SUMMIT

"We Must Oppose IMF and World Bank because..."

Fırat Genç from Direnistanbul explains why he opposes IMF and WB: "Measures such as widespread privatization, limitations of the public budget, cuts of agriculture subsidies etc. are a result of the 'recommended' structural adjustment programs".

30 September 2009 Emine Özcan