Author: Bora Askinoglu
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Bora Aşkınoğlu Mar 8, 2024 1.0. Introduction This article will try to enlighten the inner Ethiopian power politics, its implications for the greater Horn of Africa region and beyond. Ethiopia is a peculiar country situated in the Horn, with many aspects that makes it unique in the study of African regional relations. Apart from being…
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Bora Aşkınoğlu Apr 14, 2024 0.0 Introduction Eritrea has one of the largest armed forces in Africa. Though classified, intelligence reports reveal that the number of active personnel serving in the Eritrean Armed Forces exceeds 200,000 troops. This article will discuss the reason why Eritrea maintains such a large armed force in…
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By Bora Askinoglu ABSTRACT On the 8th of December, Israel launched strikes on multiple targets within Syria in an air campaign, the largest campaign carried out by the Israeli Air Force over 50 years [19]. The extensive air campaign was initiated hours after the fall of the Syrian Arab Republic and the last-minute evacuation by…
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Bora Aşkınoğlu Dec 1, 2024 ABSTRACT India is Armenia’s top arms supplier as of October 2024 [1]. The two have fostered the closest relations than ever before, only catalyzed by the recent wars over the contested Karabakh region. Often invisible, India introduces itself as a new player in the region, aligned with Armenia and determined…
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Bora Aşkınoğlu Dec 27, 2024 ABSTRACT The Horn of African politics has recently been subject to significant geopolitical changes. The trilateral summit that took place in early October this year sent shockwaves across the Horn of Africa and beyond, signaling a dramatic shift in regional alliances and the formation of a military-diplomatic block aimed at…