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The dangers of Turkey’s Blue Homeland doctrine

Expert Constantinos Filis joins Thanos Davelis to look at how Turkey's revisionist Blue Homeland doctrine is now central to Turkey's foreign policy, what this mean for countries in the region - primarily Greece and Cyprus - and why it's important for Washington to take a clear stance against this revisionism. 

Implications of the Russia-Ukraine War on the Middle East

The Russia-Ukraine war, which has been going on for 16 months already, has generated significant implications of the political scene of the Middle East, where the war has exposed the complexities of the calculations with which the states of the region are faced as a result of the escalation of international relations and the siding of the countries world-wide with one of the two groups - the gr

Russians’ holiday bookings for Türkiye on rise

Russian tourists' bookings for holidays in Türkiye, especially in Antalya, have increased by 20 percent in the past few weeks compared with April and May, Turkish daily Milliyet has reported.

Russian holidaymakers had delayed vacation plans due to the ongoing war and elevated inflation which eroded their purchasing power. Russians were looking for alternative destinations to Türkiye.

UK Parliament Deems Most Albanian Asylum Requests Unfounded

UK Parliament Home Affairs Committee at a hearing. Print Screen from UK Parliament livestream.

The investigation report [Link], said that some of those seeking asylum are indeed in danger of being trafficked but most seem attracted to the UK by higher standards of livings there compared to Albania.

Russia says repelled 'large-scale' Ukraine offensive in Donetsk

Russia said Monday it had repelled "a large-scale offensive" by Ukrainian forces in Moscow-annexed Donetsk, as fighting intensified along their border.

Kiev has for months said it is preparing a major counteroffensive, hoping to reclaim territory lost since Russia launched its military operation in February 2022.

"Hungary is at war with Russia?" Orban reacted immediately

During a guest appearance on the radio station "Kosut", he commented on the recent statement of the mayor of Budapest, Gergely Karcsony, who said that "Hungary is already at war with Russia".
"If someone says such things and does not move, that person is simply not in their right mind," Orbn said.

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