Egyptian-Russian Naval Exercises in the Black Sea: Strategic Balancing against Turkey?
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 11
(source: tass.com)
In November 2020, Russia and Egypt conducted their first joint naval exercises in the Black Sea. The
Bridge of Friendship-2020 naval drills brought the Egyptian Navy to the Black Sea for the first time (PortNews.ru, November 16, 2020). Along with expanding military cooperation with Cairo, Moscow also planned the event as a message to Turkey to curb its ambitions in the Middle East after Ankara’s involvement in conflicts in Syria and Libya.
During the Cold War, Egypt was the most precious diamante for Moscow in the Middle East. But it was lost after the death of President Gamal Abdel Nasser and the Yum Kippur War in 1973, followed by the Camp David Accords in 1978. Moscow was forced to contend with having Syria and Libya, two marginal regimes in the Middle East, as allies. In the last decade, the situation significan
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