EGF Geopolitical Trends, December 2020-January 2021

Joining the dots and making sense of the key geopolitical developments in Europe, Eurasia and MENA

By George Vlad NICULESCU, Head of Research, European Geopolitical Forum

Geopolitical Trends (Re-)Emerging from the Reversal of "Trump-ism" in US Foreign Policy

Key points:

1. Is the Black Sea Going to Become a Platform for U.S. Strategic Re-Engagement with Eastern Europe, and the Middle East?
2. How to Pursue a (New) Nuclear Deal with Iran while Preserving the Arab-Israeli Recent Realignments?
3. Shifts in Turkey's Foreign Policy: from Military-driven Islamism towards Economic-driven pan-Turkism?