Author: Claudia De Martino
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Turkey, the new Syrian arrangement and the wider regional balance
The year 2024 proved to be challenging for the Middle East. As the international community focused on Israel’s efforts to reshape the regional map through a series of military operations, Ankara quietly positioned itself to seize opportunities. Specifically, Turkey sought to challenge the Assad dictatorship in neighboring Syria to secure a more favorable balance of…
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Netanyahu’s big win over the Axis of Resistance gives Palestinians a fatal blow
On November 27th, a ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States and France was signed between Israel and Lebanon. The agreement called for a halt of hostilities and for a resumption of an “improved” UN Resolution 1701, including a boosted monitoring mechanism to be politically enforced by the two countries acting as guarantors and by an enhanced presence of…