author | Insight Turkey https://www.insightturkey.com/ author EN authorInternational competition over natural gas and oil has been escalating in the Eastern Mediterranean in recent years, and the region has become much more significant for many regional and global actors. This article claims that a bloc of regional actors, supported by the United States, has been following a containment policy against Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean. By examining recent trends and developments with special focus on the policies directed against Turkey’s rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean, this article demonstrates how Turkey is being isolated in the region, and discusses Turkey’s reactions to its on-going containment.https://www.insightturkey.com/author/cagatay-ozdemir/the-united-states-backed-containment-of-turkey-in-the-eastern-mediterraneanhttps://www.insightturkey.com/author/cagatay-ozdemir/the-united-states-backed-containment-of-turkey-in-the-eastern-mediterraneanFri, 03 Jul 2020 16:11:00 GMTauthorSince the fall of the Soviet Union, the U.S. has confronted a very broad spectrum of problems. The return of great power rivalries with a rising China, a resurgent Russia, and a self-reliant European Union have changed the international environment. Furthermore, nuclear weapons, energy dependence, and regional problems in the Middle East and Africa are now viewed differently, and America has not been a bystander in this changing environment.https://www.insightturkey.com/author/cagatay-ozdemir/cycles-in-us-foreign-policy-since-the-cold-warhttps://www.insightturkey.com/author/cagatay-ozdemir/cycles-in-us-foreign-policy-since-the-cold-warWed, 22 May 2019 12:54:00 GMTauthorThe First World War (WWI) was the biggest war that the world had ever seen, at least until the beginning of the 20th century, due to the large number of people and countries embroiled in the conflict, the extent of the territories involved, and the wide usage of technology for the first time.https://www.insightturkey.com/author/cagatay-ozdemir/a-land-of-aching-hearts-the-middle-east-in-the-great-warhttps://www.insightturkey.com/author/cagatay-ozdemir/a-land-of-aching-hearts-the-middle-east-in-the-great-warFri, 01 Apr 2016 13:12:00 GMT