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EVENT: Between Ally and Adversary: Turkey’s Strategic Calculus in the Iran War
As the war involving Iran reshapes the strategic landscape of the Middle East, Turkey finds itself navigating one of the most complex geopolitical dilemmas in its modern history. Sharing a long border with Iran and balancing its role as a NATO member with its regional ambitions, Ankara is attempting to manage the fallout of a conflict that could dramatically alter the balance of power across the region. Turkish leaders have condemned U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran while simultaneously warning Tehran against expanding the conflict, reflecting a delicate strategy of hedging between competing interests.
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- "Glimpsing Victory in Iran," The Atlantic
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- "Still Too Early To Silence the Lions Roaring Above Iran," The Algemeiner
- "In Russian-Occupied Ukraine, You’re Free to Worship Vladimir Putin," The National Interest
- "Canada’s Trade Relations with China and Qatar," Testimony for the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade
- "Regarding Security Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Agents," FDD Public Comment
- "Israel’s Post-October 7 Doctrine Comes to South Lebanon," FDD Policy Brief
- "Pro-Iranian X Accounts Posing as Chinese, Russian, and North Korean," FDD Policy Brief
- "Day 14 of the Iran War," Generation Jihad (FDD's Long War Journal)
- "Dozens of airstrikes target Iran-backed militias across Iraq," FDD's Long War Journal
- "Israel conducts 7,600+ strikes on Iran in 13 days, Iran fires hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel," FDD's Long War Journal
- "‘Targeted Ground Operation’: IDF Expands Offensive in Southern Lebanon," FDD Flash Brief
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