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Russia and Turkey’s Gas Deal can Save Europe and the World (II)

27/12/2014 by ORIENTAL REVIEW / 2 comments

Part I Iran was always looking for rapprochement with Turkey. Iran wanted to be part of Nabucco, and made the offer as early as 2009 before the outbreak of hostilities, and now it looks like they will have that opportunity. Indeed Erdogan told a gathering of Nabucco partner countries and regional countries […]

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Russia and Turkey’s Gas Deal can Save Europe and the World (I)

27/12/2014 by ORIENTAL REVIEW / 7 comments

The status of South Stream and the newly announced Russia-Turkey gas deal is much more than it seems. It is primarily about putting the brakes on what has slowly been developing into the next world war. This new deal may also represent a serious culmination of Russian, Chinese, and Iranian […]

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Cold Turkey: Ankara Buckles Against Western Pressure, Turns to Russia

02/12/2014 by Andrew KORYBKO / 10 comments

Russia has abandoned the troubled South Stream project and will now be building its replacement with Turkey. This monumental decision signals that Ankara has made its choice to reject Euro-Atlanticsm and embrace Eurasian integration. In what may possibly be the biggest move towards multipolarity thus far, the ultimate Eurasian pivot, Turkey, […]

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