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Thomas Barrack
Middle East

Tom Barrack's highwire act in the Middle East enters its second year

Trump's ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria has earned a mixed reception for his unconventional diplomatic approach

A fake threat exposes a very real crisis between Turkey and Israel
Middle East

A fake threat exposes a very real crisis between Turkey and Israel

Relations between the two Middle East powers are about to blow — or at least the media says — amid wars in Iran and Lebanon

Pakistani gambit: Can ‘coalition of the constrained’ make a difference?
Middle East

Pakistani gambit: Can ‘coalition of the constrained’ make a difference?

They may not have the ability to stop the Iran war, but leaders from Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, meeting in Islamabad, are going to try

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Middle East

Squeezed between hostile powers, Turkey tries playing it cool

Erdogan knows he is sitting on a geopolitical tinder box, with a long war threatening Kurdish uprisings, refugees, and a possible showdown with Israel

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Middle East

Neocons wanted an Azeri uprising against Iran. They didn't get it.

So far Azerbaijan is de-escalating, along with other countries in Central Asia, including Turkey. Their interests aren't exactly in line with the DC think tank set.

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Middle East

How Pakistan is busting the Great Power monopoly on air power

The industry here is showing how emerging states are gaining leverage through the democratization ... of weapons