Leela Jacinto, France 24: Between Ankara and Athens, the eastern Mediterranean is simmering with tensions
Turkey’s parliament on Thursday approved troop deployments in Libya with an eye to Ankara’s power projection in the eastern Mediterranean. It came on the day Ankara’s arch rival Athens signed a gas pipeline deal that bypasses Turkey. Tensions are brewing in the hydrocarbon-rich water lapping the shores of Europe, Africa and the Middle East – and they could be difficult to douse.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 2, 2020
Iran is losing its grip on Iraq -- Ray Takeyh, The Hill
Donald Trump loses ground in fight to contain Iran as militias attack US embassy in Iraq -- Kathryn Diss, DW
Attack on US Embassy exposes widening US-Iraq divide on Iran -- Robert Burns, AP
Why Is Russia in Syria? -- Jakub Grygiel, American Interest
Australia braces for a wider conflagration -- Alan Boyd, Asia Times
Flexibility needed on North Korean sanctions in bid to end deadlock -- SCMP editorial
75% of young want to escape South Korean ‘Hell’ -- Andrew Salmon, Asia Times
Africa's young leaders face a testing 2020 -- Jason Burke, The Guardian
Latin America in 2020: Stories to watch -- Charlotte Mitchell, Al Jazeera
Can Merkel and Macron get Franco-German relations back on track? -- Jon Henley, The Guardian
Carlos Ghosn: How did the Nissan ex-boss flee from Japan? -- BBC
Russia Is Beefing Up Its Nuclear Arsenal. Here’s What the U.S. Needs to Do. -- Eric Edelman and Franklin C. Miller, Politico
U.S. And Russia Have Just Over A Year To Deal With An Expiring Nuclear Treaty -- Franco Ordoñez, NPR
Why we must talk to Russia -- Samuel Charap and Jeremy Shapiro, Ukraine Council
What will the end of oil dependence mean for geopolitics? -- James Landale, BBC
