Erdogan’s Blazing Surge in Power since 2016: From Withstanding a Military Coup to Regional Kingpin

The 2016 failed military coup gave Erdogan full political power domesticallyNow controlling the army, Erdogan expanded Turkey’s geopolitical reach in MENAErdogan’s strong domestic power allowed him to weather the Turkish…

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Putin and Erdogan’s frenemy status: Dividing zones of influence from Nagorno-Karabakh to Syria and Libya

+ Geopolitical lessons from the end of the Nagorno-Karabakh war.+ Russia and Turkey are dividing zones of influence in the South Caucasus, Syria, Libya. + Putin and Erdogan are benefitting…

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