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Playing hardball: Turkey-West relations

Ankara is improving relations with Russia and Iran – does this signal a structural shift?

Al-Qaeda and al-Nusra: breakup or rebrand?

al-Nusra’s recent attempt to detach itself from its controversial patron is suspicious

Port of Piraeus / obor financing model
Risky business: financing ‘One Belt, One Road’

Beijing’s risky lending practices and preference for Chinese companies endanger its banks.

Weekly Briefing: August 22, 2016

US officials visit Turkey, Ukraine’s independence day and a presidential election in Gabon

Trump: all alone at SEA(sia)

A Trump foreign policy’s ability to fundamentally alter America’s trajectory is overestimated.

Weekly Briefing: August 15, 2016

German and Russian diplomats meet, Spanish politics and Japanese economic data released

Pipelines or pipe dreams? Reforming the Saudi economy

Has the Kingdom missed its opportunity to diversify its oil-reliant economy?

Berber nationalism in Morocco

Reforms integrating Berber culture reduce the likelihood of civil unrest.

Weekly Briefing: August 8, 2016

Lebanon’s power vacuum continues, Putin and Erdogan meet, Egyptian-IMF talks conclude.

Jokowi shuffles cabinet as Indonesia rises

The recent revamp is designed to pursue reforms and accelerate economic development.