If successful, it would boost Turkey’s aspirations to reshape the Middle East and burnish support ... or what it calls “democratic autonomy” — a status that would devolve more powers ...

This was not a European nation making a religious gesture; it was a Middle Eastern strongman using Islam as a tool of power. Turkey’s alignment with political Islam is also evident in its ...

On a macro level, Hassan said, “Erdogan’s ambitions are deeply rooted in a neo-Ottoman Empire vision that seeks to reassert Ankara as a dominant power ... Middle East, said a stronger Syria ...

Power Projection of Middle East States in the Horn of Africa ... Status-seeking Policies of Middle Powers in Status Clubs: The Case of Turkey in the G20. Contemporary Politics 25, 4: 586–602. Parlar ...

Turkey and Saudi Arabia are two Sunni powerhouses that have had a complicated and often contentious relationship over the ...

The collapse of the Assad regime in Syria and the rise of Turkey as a resurgent ... regime has shattered the Middle East status quo. Once a linchpin for Iranian power projection into the Levant ...

President Donald Trump announced while in Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025, that the United States would lift sanctions on Syria. The turnaround was a huge victory for the government of Syrian President ...

This potential shift presents grave implications for Israel, the Middle East, and global geopolitics. The Geopolitical Power and Influence of Turkey Turkey sits at a critical crossroads between ...

One of the Middle East’s most intractable conflicts may be nearing its end, with ramifications that will be felt far and wide. For half a century, Kurdish militants have fought Turkey for ...

Didier Billion, deputy director of the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (Iris) and an expert on Turkey and the Middle East ... t enjoy refugee status under international ...

Turkey has launched a strategic project to export natural gas and electricity to Syria, aiming to support stability in northern areas and supply fuel to war-damaged power stations. Turkish Energy ...