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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Negotiations with Ankara blew hot and cold over Erdogan’s almost two decades in power ... Turkey from strategic alignment to mutual mistrust,” wrote Gonul Tol, senior fellow at the Middle ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Turkey surpassed Germany as Europe's top polluter from fossil fuel power production for the first time in 2024, marking an important shift in Europe's main ...

but how it will operate in power remains to be seen. Minutes before his departure for Ankara, Turkey, Mr. Blinken said he had no updates on the status of Austin Tice, a freelance American ...