Regional View Iran, Azerbaijan seek to move past tensions with joint military exercise As part of its policy to build regional alliances, Tehran has been seeking to dissuade Azerbaijan against its warming ties with Israel, and to exert influence in the South Caucasus geopolitical calculations. Iran
Analysis Joining BRICS comes with limitations for Turkey: No alternative to NATO Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s visits to China and Russia to attend the meeting of the BRICS groups of nations reignited never-ending debates about Turkey’s “turn away” from the West. By Barin Kayaoglu In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security