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Nov 2023
35m 15s

Sinem Adar on Turkey’s dilemmas amid the...

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
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Sinem Adar, associate at the Centre for Applied Turkey Studies at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, on Turkey’s response to the Israel-Gaza war.  The conversation builds on her recent article for War on the Rocks arguing that the crisis shows the limits of Turkey’s regional influence. She also co-wrote a piece for the Middle East ... Show More
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