Turkish Shadow Boxing Reflects Growing Rivalry with Iran

December 21, 2020

Turkey is leveraging its successful backing of Azerbaijan’s recent war against Armenia to counter Iran in the Caucasus and gradually challenge Russia in Central Asia, the heart of what Moscow consider…

The US’ Anti-Turkish Sanctions Will Strengthen Its Target’s Sovereignty

December 18, 2020

Opinion

The recently imposed targeted sanctions against Turkey and the impending National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2021 ones mandating similar measures against it for its acquisition of Russia's S-400…

The Iranian-Turkish Scandal Over Azerbaijan Is Just a Gigantic Misunderstanding

December 16, 2020

Opinion

President Erdogan's recitation of a 19th-century Azeri nationalist poem during his attendance at Baku's Victory Parade as his Azerbaijani counterpart's guest of honor last week provoked harsh criticis…

Turkey Making Ties With Israel

December 15, 2020

Opinion

In recent years, one can more and more often find articles in various media about Turkey’s apparent desire to develop and strengthen its diverse ties with Israel. New Eastern Outlook has also repeated…

The Blockade: Qatar and Saudi Arabia Approach Historic Breakthrough

December 14, 2020

Opinion

Since June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia ordered a land, air, and sea blockade on Qatar and severed diplomatic ties, along with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, and Bahrain. The self-styled “Anti-Terror…

The Realities and Prospects Involved in Turkey’s Expansion in Central Asia

December 9, 2020

Opinion

In recent decades, Turkey has laid claim to playing the role of a new regional superpower, and has increasingly begun to pursue an independent foreign policy, which many political scientists have dubb…

Second Karabakh-War Reshapes Transport Corridors In South Caucasus

December 9, 2020

Opinion

The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War not only led to a shift of the military political balance of power in the South Caucasus, but the agreements reached to put an end to it would potentially greatly resha…

Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenian Defeat Trades One War 4-Another

December 4, 2020

Opinion

The outcome of the Karabakh war is turning me into more of a cynic. I keep hoping it’s just a phase. However, based on the reality on the ground, not only in Azerbaijan and Armenia but the region as a…