Turkey’s Pivot to the West

Its influence with Russia is dwindling and its economy is in dire need of foreign investment.

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As a geopolitical actor, Turkey’s greatest advantage is its domination of intersections. It sits at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa, and it controls the passage of ships between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. During the first year and a half of the Russia-Ukraine war, these features granted Turkey outsize influence. Immediately, Ankara […]

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Ekaterina Zolotova
Ekaterina Zolotova is an analyst for Geopolitical Futures. Prior to Geopolitical Futures, Ms. Zolotova participated in several research projects devoted to problems and prospects of Russia’s integration into the world economy. Ms. Zolotova has a specialist degree in international economic relations from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. In addition, Ms. Zolotova studied international trade and international integration processes. Her thesis was on features of economic development of Venezuela. She speaks native Russian and is fluent in English.