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ERDOGAN TURNS TO THE WEST AS TURKEY’S ECONOMIC SITUATION WORSENS 

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This week, Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a significant move to improve ties with the West in a swift political about-face as he searches for answers to Turkey’s protracted and deepening economic crisis. On Monday, Mr. Erdogan unexpectedly abandoned his long-standing opposition to Sweden’s proposal to join the military alliance, shocking Nato members in the process. […]

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U.S. PRESIDENT VISITS EUROPE FOR NATO MEETING; UKRAINE IS SHOWN SUPPORT BUT STILL NO MEMBERSHIP 

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On Sunday, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden touched down in Britain to begin a three-nation trip that will be dominated by a NATO meeting in Lithuania intended to show support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia while delaying Kyiv’s admission to the alliance.  Prior to this week’s NATO meeting in Lithuania, Biden and Turkish

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JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER VISITS NATO TO WARN ABOUT RISKS IN EAST ASIA 

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In order to urge an alliance focused on Ukraine to take notice of Chinese and Russian action in Asia, which Japan views as a danger to international security, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will join NATO leaders in Lithuania on Tuesday. Along with the leaders of South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, Kishida made his

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USA-CHINA: FLASHPOINTS WITH HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF ESCALATION

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Economists’ definitions of so-called safe-haven assets – those that act as a nervous money supply during a crisis – often have no political content. This omission is historically not well informed. Safe assets, such as reserve currencies and financial centers, have largely lost their preeminent status because of the war. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reminds

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AUKUS – STRATEGIC ROLE OF AUSTRALIA IN WASHINGTON’S NEW SECURITY ARCHITECTURE TO CONTAIN CHINA

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France recently recalled its ambassadors from the USA and Australia due to Australian government’s decision to cancel the agreement with France on the purchase of conventional French submarines, which it replaced with a new agreement on the purchase of American nuclear submarines. In order to modernize its defense force Canberra allocated 270 billion Australian dollars

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BALKAN IN FIRST HALF OF 2021

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Recent month has been highly interesting in high politics. Most meetings were about new approach of new US administration under Joe Biden and it all started with G7 meeting than followed by NATO Summit, Bratislava security conference and then Antalya SEECP conference and Diplomatic forum. Main conclusions were that Russia is a “threat” and China

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