CRESCENT Research Center

"CRESCENT" - Cross-regional Research and Eastern Studies Center is a think tank aiming to study complex geopolitical processes of the Middle East

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Our latest guest analysis by @d_st_theodorou explores how water, infrastructure and access have shaped the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 - and why hydropolitics 💧 remains critical to understanding the region today.

https://t.co/5tvg4Ny3nV

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Our researcher Tural Akhundov was a guest on @Anewz_tv, one of Azerbaijan’s 🇦🇿 prominent television channels.
During the program, he provided analysis of the ongoing U.S. - Iran confrontation 🇺🇸⚔️🇮🇷 and the strategic significance of the Strait of Hormuz.

https://t.co/ufcV7cnqD7

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Has Israel 🇮🇱 opened a new chapter in Syria 🇸🇾 ?

The strike on Abu al-Duhur may look like another episode in the Israel-Syria conflict. But the location and timing suggest there could be another party involved - Turkiye 🇹🇷

https://t.co/Ann0riIoQl

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Mərkəzimizin əməkdaşı İlkin Quliyev Misirin 🇪🇬 nüfuzlu "Al Qahera" televiziya kanalının canlı yayımında 🎙 Vaşinqtonun 🇺🇸 Tehrana 🇮🇷 tətbiq etdiyi yeni sanksiyalarlarla bağlı analizini təqdim edib.

https://t.co/NykdozOt24

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The environmental 🌍 costs of war do not stop at the battlefield.

This article examines why conflict-related oil pollution is not simply an environmental damage, but a long-term security and economic risk requiring greater attention in maritime warfare ⚠️
https://t.co/5QfQ8B2CxZ

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Who are the ruling families of the UAE? 🇦🇪

Check our infographics for detailed info

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Our most accurate infographics of the settlement areas of Turkmens ☪️ in the Middle East.

https://t.co/daJ8WCYMZP

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Our most accurate research over Iraq's 🇮🇶 ethnic and religious composition

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Who are the Houthis, what drives their actions and what do they want for Yemen 🇾🇪 and beyond 🌍 ?

An insider’s perspective by a US-based researcher offers a revealing look at the movement’s ideology and ambitions.

https://t.co/w5p5SQE8To

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Is the Caspian tension blurring the front lines and merging the Russia-Ukraine 🇷🇺 🇺🇦 and U.S.-Iran 🇺🇸 🇮🇷 wars into a single conflict?

Our expert Ilkin Guliev offers his analysis.

https://t.co/yn1tgMzAKl

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A deep dive exploring the strategic, historical, and political dimensions of the Morocco-Spain 🇲🇦 🇪🇸 border crisis and why its implications reach far beyond North Africa and Southern Europe 🌍

https://t.co/KI5AdNoF47

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As global 🌐 supply chains disrupt and economic corridors evolve, new partnerships are emerging.

The Azerbaijan–GCC–Italy triangle offers an important case study in twenty-first-century geo-economics. 🇦🇿🌍🇮🇹
https://t.co/7QzByudsiA

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Why did the NATO Ankara 🇹🇷 Summit generate different reactions across Turkish, Western, and MENA media? 📡📰

This article examines how symbols, historical memory, and media framing shape the interpretation of ceremonies.

https://t.co/ICnyRQJ9Vh

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Can international law ⚖️ deliver accountability for alleged war crimes during armed conflict 🪖 ?

This analysis examines the legal pathways, jurisdictional limits, and evidentiary challenges through the case of the Minab school 🏫
https://t.co/yRhc3HUta2

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This article explores how Fairuz became more than an iconic singer 🎤 emerging as a cultural symbol whose music transcended politics and conflict, leaving an enduring mark on Lebanon's 🇱🇧 modern identity.

Latest by @TuralCrescenter for @EGIC_

https://t.co/KiF8zSoJQ0

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There is a point where inflation stops being an economic indicator and becomes a way of life 📉
This article explores how that transformation has unfolded in Iran 🇮🇷 and why it deserves closer attention.

https://t.co/a9jkrNZxJG

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Our expert Tural Akhundov has contributed comments to @trtworld 🇹🇷 on the topic of complexity of Iran's 🇮🇷 internal system vis-a-vis reaching the peace deal.

https://t.co/9VVvOry0u2

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Our expert, Tural Akhundov, analyzed the latest developments on 🇺🇸 U.S. - Iran 🇮🇷 war on Pakistan's 🇵🇰 leading television channel, @PakTVGlobal.

https://t.co/2CKzOENJTv

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Here is your Monday read.

This insightful analysis 📖 explores why conventional disarmament approaches have struggled in Iraq 🇮🇶 and Lebanon 🇱🇧 and what these limitations reveal about state-building, power-sharing, and long-term stability.

https://t.co/clHeJ0s2oX

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The United States 🇺🇸 remains a global military superpower, yet its ability to sustain prolonged conflict increasingly depends on supply chains shaped by its strategic competitor - China 🇨🇳

A guest contribution by our center to EPIS Think Tank, Germany 🇩🇪
https://t.co/1Q8For4dTS