Upon taking office, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) decided to make “a pact with America the cornerstone of her foreign policy,” reorienting Germany away from Russia and back towards the United States.[1] This pact has become increasingly tenuous after the election of Donald Trump as this year’s Berlin Foreign Policy Forum demonstrated. The Berlin ForeignContinue reading “Merkel’s Tenuous Pact with America in the Age of Trump”
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Germany Protects Gülen Movement from Erdogan
German-Turkish relations keep plummeting as Berlin and Ankara argue over the threat posed by U.S.-based Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen and his movement, but there is more to the latest dispute than meets the eye. In recent weeks, tensions have been running high between Germany and Turkey due to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s referendum campaign.Continue reading “Germany Protects Gülen Movement from Erdogan”
Merkel’s Message to US: NATO is not ‘Obsolete’ – and neither is the Russian Boogeyman
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen used the 53rd Munich Security Conference to send a message to the new U.S. administration: NATO is not “obsolete” – and neither is the Russian boogeyman! “There can be no policy of equidistance between allies on one side and those who on the other questionContinue reading “Merkel’s Message to US: NATO is not ‘Obsolete’ – and neither is the Russian Boogeyman”
The New Great Game Round-Up: January 18, 2016
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players.Georgia's Main Opposition Party Splits but the Drama Ain't Over Georgia's largest opposition party, the UnitedContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up: January 18, 2016”
The Anis Amri Timeline: How German Authorities Allowed a Well-Known Terrorist Suspect to Strike Berlin
As more details emerge about last month’s Berlin Christmas market attack, German authorities are struggling to explain why they failed to prevent the attack despite knowing full well that Anis Amri was a ticking time bomb.“The attack was carried out by a man whom security officials across Germany were very well aware of,” North Rhine-Westphalia’sContinue reading “The Anis Amri Timeline: How German Authorities Allowed a Well-Known Terrorist Suspect to Strike Berlin”
The New Great Game Round-Up: December 14, 2016
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. Russia Stepping Up its Game in Tajikistan to Counter Chinese Competition At the end ofContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up: December 14, 2016”
The World’s Biggest Hostage Crisis Comes to an End
As Syrian government forces recapture more parts of eastern Aleppo, many civilians are risking their lives to flee the besieged opposition-controlled areas, telling the world that the so-called “rebels” stop at nothing to prevent people from leaving. The Syrian government and its Russian allies have long accused armed opposition groups in Aleppo of holding civiliansContinue reading “The World’s Biggest Hostage Crisis Comes to an End”
The New Great Game Round-Up: November 30, 2016
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. China Urges Turkey to Extradite Embassy Bombing Suspects to Kyrgyzstan Three months after the ChineseContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up: November 30, 2016”
The Disastrous Track Record of the New ‘Leader of the Free World’
Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the U.S. presidential election came as a shock to many, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel has made no secret of her admiration for Hillary Clinton. “I admire her strategic thinking and her strong commitment to the trans-Atlantic partnership,” Merkel told Germany’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper in an interview earlierContinue reading “The Disastrous Track Record of the New ‘Leader of the Free World’”
The New Great Game Round-Up: November 14, 2016
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. Turkish-Russian Rapprochement bodes ill for NATO's Chechen 'Rebels' Long before NATO member Turkey started floodingContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up: November 14, 2016”
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