Is Turkey considered Middle East?

Turkey is sometimes considered part of the Middle East, sometimes part of Europe. Sometimes the Middle East includes North Africa as well. Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh are usually described as South Asia.

Why is Turkey so important?

Turkey is an important U.S. security partner. Turkey has been a valued North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Ally since 1952. Turkey contributes to international security alongside U.S. forces in Europe, the seas bordering Somalia, and in the Mediterranean.

Can Europe resolve the Turkish-Emirati rivalry?

Europeans may not be able to resolve the Turkish-Emirati confrontation, but they can find ways to mitigate, manage, and contain the rivalry and its ripple effects – thereby preventing disputes between the EU and Turkey from being subsumed under, and heightened by, the rivalry as it plays out across the region.

What is the Turkish-UAE feud all about?

Turkey and the United Arab Emirates are engaged in a decade-long feud that is reshuffling the geopolitical order in the Middle East and North Africa. They see each other as existential rivals and are waging a series of proxy wars between the Horn of Africa and the eastern Mediterranean.

What is behind the rivalry between Turkey and the UAE?

Turkey and the UAE have engaged in a series of proxy political-military conflicts between the Horn of Africa and the eastern Mediterranean. Beyond this, their rivalry plays out in the halls of Washington and Brussels, the global media discourse, the energy industry, and, lately, ports and the high seas.

When did Israel and Turkey talk about building a pipeline?

“Israeli and Turkish officials talked about an Israel-Turkey pipeline as late as 2017,” Mitchell said. “The price was the real sticking point, not political or international legal issues.”