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Monday Commentary: If Russians and Turks start killing each other in Libya and Syria, the consequences may be unpredictable

Monday Commentary: If Russians and Turks start killing each other in Libya and Syria, the consequences may be unpredictable

Reflecting on new tensions in Russian-Turkish relations Dennis Sammut says that Erdogan is not the first one to discover that the hug of the Russian bear comes with a price. Others, not least in the Caucasus region, are watching as this drama unfolds, and wondering what the consequences may be.
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Monday Commentary: What if?

Monday Commentary: What if?

The Conference on Libya held in Berlin on Sunday (19 January) was high diplomacy at its best. In this week's Monday Commentary Dennis Sammut asks what if the same level of commitment by the top leaders of the top countries of the world is put in solving some of the other big challenges and conflicts?
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Monday Commentary: It's time to talk!

Monday Commentary: It's time to talk!

Recent events in the Middle East are the latest flare-up in an arc of crisis around Europe. The EU needs to push ahead with a structured dialogue to explore solutions, argues Dennis Sammut in this week's Monday Commentary.