Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, although he narrowly won for the fifth consecutive time in the April 9, 2019 elections, was unable to form a government, after Avigdor Lieberman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party ultimately did not agree, and so a repeat election was finally set for September 17, 2019. Thus, approaching the elections, […]
The April 9 parliamentary elections in Israel are being closely watched, as for the first time in the last nine years of his premiership, Netanyahu’s dominance is being strongly challenged by a general, former Chief of Staff Benny Gantz. Netanyahu’s conservative Likud party is called upon to confront the progressive […]
The Golan Heights (Gavlanitis in the Hellenistic and Roman periods) are the new front of confrontation in the Middle East. President Trump's decision to sign the relevant decree, where the US now recognizes Israeli sovereignty over the Golan, has triggered the expected, we could say new tensions in the wider region. Already Iran, Russia and Turkey, […]
Greece, Turkey and Israel are among the most important players in the Eastern Mediterranean region in terms of military and economic power, cultural heritage and diplomatic influence. The relations between these countries have gone through various stages, both positive and negative. But because history exists to teach us and […]
Euroasia route map by Karaol via Wikipedia BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 897, July 17, 2018 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Eastern Mediterranean Alliance (Israel, Greece, and Cyprus) is emerging at a time of increasing global instability. All three states are firm democracies that promote peace, security, and environmental stability in the region. […]
Research Questions How have Israeli-Turkish relations evolved? What is the status of Israeli-Turkish economic ties since their 2016 normalization? What are the standing political and security issues between Israel and Turkey? How might the future of Israeli-Turkish relations develop? What implications do Israeli-Turkish ties have for US interests in the Middle East? This report, which draws largely on Israeli and third-party […]
Benjamin Netanyahu, Nicos Anastasiades, and Alexis Tsipras at fourth Cyprus-Greece-Israel summit, photo via Twitter account of Alexis Tsipras EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Cyprus, Greece, and Israel are steadily building a democratic geopolitical bloc in the Eastern Mediterranean. They are exploring ways to collaborate in fields ranging from energy to communication technology and defense. Greek-American and American-Jewish communities [...]
President Erdogan's new attack on Israel, on the one hand, on the occasion of the transfer of the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, but also on the tragic events in Gaza, with the deaths of dozens of Palestinians and the injury of thousands of others, who were trying to break through the barbed wire that separates Gaza from Israel, was […]
“Geopolitics has returned, and returned with a vengeance, after a break from History in the so-called post-Cold War period.” Lieutenant General HR McMaster, US National Security AdvisorGeopolitics, according to Professor Mazis, “is that geographical, analytical method that deals with the study and recording of the distribution of power and the control of spheres […]
Q: In the aftermath of the failed coup d'état of July 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is embarking on an attempt to improve Ankara's relations with non-Western countries to avoid international isolation. The Russian-Turkish rapprochement is a characteristic example. As the EU and the US criticize Erdoğan for his domestic and foreign policy choices, [...]
