Dmitri Shufutinsky
ARTICLES BY: Dmitri Shufutinsky
Israel, Don’t Trust Turkey
In recent weeks, Turkey has found itself greatly isolated from the West and the Middle East. In response to that isolation, the country’s Islamist strongman,...
The Hellenic Countries Are Integrating Into the Middle East
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is a committed Europhile. Many Greeks, as well as Greek-Cypriots, view the EU as essential to their economic well-being, trade,...
Israel Needs a Caucasus Strategy
The recent clashes over the disputed Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabakh region in the southern Caucasus are threatening to start a new war between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Like many...
A New Lebanese Civil War?
After the Beirut explosion in the summer of 2020, Lebanon seemed poised for a revolution. The country’s economy was already in terrible shape due to...
Now Is the Time for the US to Revive the Cypriot Peace Talks
It has been 16 years since the last serious peace proposal for the Mediterranean island of Cyprus was put forward. The island, which was colonized...
The Israel-UAE Peace Agreement Spells Trouble for Ankara and Tehran
The historic normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that was revealed by President Donald Trump on August 13 is a revolutionary...
Turkey’s Intervention in Syria Could Bring Down Erdogan and Iran
Turkey’s war with the Assad regime in Syria brings to mind the words of the late Prime Minister Menachem Begin during the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War:...
A New Strategy Towards Tehran: Exploit Iran’s Fear
The Iranian regime’s worst fear is a foreign invasion. In order to bring the mullahs to the negotiating table, the US should bring that threat...
US and Israel Should Help Craft Regional Policy to Contain Turkey’s Erdogan
Turkey poses a long-term threat to the security of the Middle East. Containing neo-Ottomanism requires a defensive policy that integrates Greece, Cyprus, Israel, and the...
