Dennis Sammut

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Türkiye and the Levant

Opinion: Meet Global Turkey - the new kid on the block

21 October 2017

In this op-ed Dennis Sammut discusses two competing narratives emerging in Brussels and Ankara. Often blurred and episodical, they need to be challenged where necessary

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Opinion: "In the Caucasus, the right lesson from Catalunya is that dialogue is inevitable"

2 October 2017

"It is very unfortunate that in the Caucasus, rather than learning from the mistakes of politicians on the other side of Europe, many have singled out events and decisions on the Iberian peninsula to justify similar mistakes in their own context", writes Dennis Sammut in this op-ed

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Opinion: The story of the two Mehmans

27 August 2017

The arrest in Baku of the "Doyen" of South Caucasus journalists has fueled speculation about what is going on in Azerbaijan. In this op-ed for commonspace.eu Dennis Sammut discusses the recent arrest of veteran Azerbaijani journalist Mehman Alieyev.

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Opinion: The visit of US Vice President Pence to Georgia is a game-changer

3 August 2017

"Pence's visit to Georgia coincided (or more likely was timed to coincide) with the largest military exercises NATO has ever held in Georgia. This, some may claim, was just theatrics. In part this is true, but it is the sort of theatrics that the present Russian leadership understands", writes Dennis Sammut in this op-ed

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Commentary: Armenia and Azerbaijan both learned the wrong lessons after last year’s “four-day war”

4 April 2017

In this commentary, Dennis Sammut says that Armenia and Azerbaijan have failed to learn the right lessons from the fighting in April 2016

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EU's engagement with Karabakh is important for peace and humanitarian reasons, but Baku's acquiescence remains necessary

16 February 2017

In this op-ed Dennis Sammut argues that the EU needs to find ways of engaging with Nagorno-Karabakh, but to do so meaningfully will require that it has a role in the peace process, and Baku's aquiesence is always going to be necessary

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South Caucasus countries emerge resilient from a turbulent 2016, but there are bigger tests ahead.

20 December 2016

A short war, an exemplary election, and a plethora of regional initiatives, are some of the features that characterise the South Caucasus in 2016. In the first of three articles assessing recent events and likely future scenarios, Regional analyst Dr Dennis Sammut looks back at how the region fared over the last year.

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"At this point a meeting between the Presidents will only happen if the Russians push enough for it" - Dennis Sammut

3 December 2016

The Director of LINKS (Dialogue, Analysis and Research), Dennis Sammut spoke to 1news.az about the chances of war and peace in Karabakh. We publish the full text of the interview.

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South Caucasus

Are Armenia and Azerbaijan preparing for another small war in Karabakh?

17 November 2016

In this commentary for Caucasus Concise, regional analyst Dr Dennis Sammut considers the risk of further escalation of violence in the Karabakh conflict zone, as tension on the line of contact increases, and in the context of a fluid international situation

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Opinion: Meet Global Turkey - the new kid on the block

Opinion: "In the Caucasus, the right lesson from Catalunya is that dialogue is inevitable"

Opinion: The story of the two Mehmans

Opinion: The visit of US Vice President Pence to Georgia is a game-changer

Commentary: Armenia and Azerbaijan both learned the wrong lessons after last year’s “four-day war”

EU's engagement with Karabakh is important for peace and humanitarian reasons, but Baku's acquiescence remains necessary

South Caucasus countries emerge resilient from a turbulent 2016, but there are bigger tests ahead.

"At this point a meeting between the Presidents will only happen if the Russians push enough for it" - Dennis Sammut

Are Armenia and Azerbaijan preparing for another small war in Karabakh?