Overlapping interests in energy and geopolitics have led to competing maritime claims, disputes over trade corridors, and fights over fighter jets and Syria. It all adds up to a new strategic rivalry
Türkiye's 2019 agreement with Tripoli on maritime boundaries and exclusive economic zones in the Mediterranean irked Athens at the time. The idea that Tobruk may ratify it has set off Greek alarms.
Armed conflicts are not new to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It is the only region in the world where people, on daily basis, witness stories of territorial disputes, civil wars,…
Ankara is apparently doing its best to improve its political and diplomatic ties with Egypt after years of deterioration since 2013, due to the Turkish support of Muslim Brotherhood who moved all…
After months of behind‑the‑scenes talks, Rabat and Tel Aviv are deepening ties under a new phase of the existing Abraham Accords, with Western Sahara being dangled as an incentive
Just as Iran used Hezbollah to expand its influence in the Levant, it is now using the Houthis to give it leverage in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea amid its war with the US
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