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Who Holds Sway Over Ahmad al-Sharaa, and How?

With all the setbacks in mind, the Syrian state is unlikely to resolve them without foreign backing. The government’s immediate need for legitimacy makes foreign engagement almost unavoidable.

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Erdogan Wants to Talk About Genocide: Let’s Start With Armenia

Scrolling online, I came across a banner showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, Radovan Karadžić and Joseph Stalin. It bore the caption: “Once convicted, he...

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From Nasser to Erdoğan: Appropriating The Palestinian Cause Never Ends Well for Anyone

Gamal Abdel Nasser was perhaps the clearest Arab example of an aspiring regional leader laying claim to the Palestinian cause as a vehicle for power.

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Lebanon in the middle of an Israeli-Turkish strategic competition

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered unusually direct remarks on Lebanon during an interview with Al Jazeera, revealing that he had personally raised the Lebanese file with U.S. President Donald...

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Erdogan is coming for a seat at Lebanon’s table

Turkey is already deeply involved in the Gaza file. It has sought a greater role in Syria, proposed participating in security arrangements that could succeed UNIFIL in Lebanon, and expanded...

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The Mecca Pact is not Muslim Nato

The agreement is neither a fully developed “Muslim NATO” nor a walk away from Washington. Its primary attempt is to build an autonomous regional deterrence framework.

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