Storm clouds in the East Med? Turkey's escalation in Cyprus, Israel's offensive against Hezbollah, and Imamoglu's trial

About this episode

The episode discusses Turkey's military escalation in Cyprus, Israel's offensive against Hezbollah, and the trial of Ekrem Imamoglu.

Sinan Ciddi, Elisa Ewers, Lisel Hintz, and Henri Barkey join Thanos Davelis this week as we take a closer look at Turkey’s decision to deploy fighter jets to the occupied part of Cyprus, Israel’s escalating offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the trial of Ekrem Imamoglu.

People in this episode

Host: Thanos Davelis

Guests: Sinan Ciddi, Elisa Ewers, Lisel Hintz, Henri Barkey

Topics covered

• Turkey's military actions
• Cyprus conflict
• Israel-Hezbollah relations
• Imamoglu trial
• Middle East tensions

Keywords

• Turkey
• Cyprus
• Israel
• Hezbollah
• Imamoglu
• Middle East
• conflict
• military
• trial

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon

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