🇹🇷 Turkey

Coverage of Ankara’s strategic balancing, economic volatility and expanding regional footprint.

Saddam Haftar's breakthroughs with Turkey and the U.S.

/ 14 May 2025

A new opening for the Levant

Recent shifts in the Levant signal a transformative geopolitical landscape, marked by Bashar Assad's fall and Gulf states normalizing ties with Syria and Lebanon. As Iran retreats, regional powers must seize this moment to foster stability and collaboration, avoiding past mistakes.

By The Geopolitical Desk

/ 29 Jan 2025

A digital collage of Middle Eastern and global political figures, including Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Donald Trump, Mohammed bin Zayed, Mohammed bin Salman, and others, standing on a chessboard.

Egypt and Turkey are intent on coordinating policy in Libya

Both Egypt and Turkey are determined to open a new chapter in their relations and act in cooperation on several files instead of seeing one another as rivals. This diplomatic trend opens new avenues for Libya and its accentuation throughout 2024 is likely to impact domestic politics.

By The Geopolitical Desk

/ 26 Apr 2024

Regional geopolitics and the Libyan political crisis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s re-election is dampening hope for an overhaul of regional geopolitics, but could give way to gradual improvements in countries like Libya.

By The Geopolitical Desk

/ 26 May 2023