Turkey’s big play in Syria

What's Up with the Middle East: Turkish Dominance - Zeihan on Geopolitics

We’re moving onto the region’s most dominant country – Turkey. Sitting at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East, and the Caucasus, Turkey’s military, economy, and political identity have all been shaped by this unique identity.As deglobalization sets in, Turkey (and more specifically, President Erdoğan) is keen on seizing an opportunity at climbing the regional ladder. Thanks to solid geography, good demographics, and a long history of outla…

Turkey’s big play in Syria

Henri Barkey joins Thanos Davelis as we dig into Washington’s green-lighting of Turkey and Qatar’s embrace of Syria, and look at how this could impact Erdogan at home.