Survey evidence from five countries reveals rising liberal values as Islamist rule and religious coercion lose legitimacy across the region.
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An examination of Turkey’s alignment choices and their implications for NATO, Western security interests, and regional stability.
Saudi Arabia’s latest security decisions reveal a changing regional balance that increasingly sidelines Israel from emerging strategic arrangements.
The Iran war revealed the failures of U.S. overreach,but it also underscored why abandoning the Middle East could create deeper security and economic challenges
Turkey’s massive fund scandal reveals how Erdogan’s authoritarian rule turned regulators into loyalists, wiping out $18 billion for ordinary investors.
A manufactured Israel-Turkey rivalry, driven by autonomy and survival, can still be managed through pragmatic regional security arrangements.
The Mecca Pact moves from paper to operational test as Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia confront Houthi attacks.
Pakistan backs the Mecca Pact diplomatically but avoids the Houthi war, constrained by insurgencies, IMF bailouts, and its role as Iran mediator.
U.S. sanctions on Golden Global Bank test whether Turkey will finally curb Iranian financing or protect another Halkbank-style scheme.
Gulf states diversify arms suppliers after Western weapons fail to stop attacks, forcing Washington to choose partnership over permanent protection.