Europe April 29, 2021 TURKEY: A likely futile lockdown Armenia, Emerging Markets, Politics, Turkey Wolfango Piccoli Turkey will enforce its strictest nationwide lockdown from today (29 April) until 17 May to fight a surging third wave of coronavirus infections. Leaving aside the medical emergency, the idea is... Read More...
Europe April 25, 2021 TURKEY: Armenian Genocide recognition will trigger furious (verbal) response Armenia, Emerging Markets, Politics, Turkey Armenian genocide, editorial Wolfango Piccoli US President Joe Biden’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide marks a new low-point in bilateral Turkey-US ties and will trigger a furious verbal response from Ankara. Retaliatory measures, if any, are... Read More...
Europe April 21, 2021 TURKEY: Genocide recognition would exacerbate discomfort in Turkey-US ties Armenia, Emerging Markets, Politics, Turkey Armenian genocide, editorial Wolfango Piccoli Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan will finally get his first chance to talk to US President Joe Biden – albeit with plenty of other world leaders – during the virtual climate summit... Read More...
Europe October 1, 2020 CAUCASUS: Escalation in fighting unlikely to turn into a regional conflict Caucasus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Politics, Russia, Turkey Andrius Tursa, Wolfango Piccoli Renewed clashes in Nagorno-Karabakh are not expected to evolve into a wider conflict despite Turkey’s backing of Azerbaijan and Russia’s close ties with Armenia. Geopolitical considerations and economic constraints on both sides... Read More...
