Research desks
Türkiye
3 March 2025
Is Türkiye Stronger after Syria and PKK “Victories”?
Recent developments in the Middle East have poised Türkiye as a major regional power.
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Middle East & North Africa
25 February 2025
In November 2023, Houthi rebels began a campaign of naval attacks in the Red Sea, declaring its main target as Israeli commercial and naval vessels.
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Middle East & North Africa
25 February 2025
Saudi Arabian Environmental, Social and Governance situation
Saudi Arabia, as a pivotal player in the Middle East, is crucial to the region-wide integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles into its economic and corporate frameworks.
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Security & Conflict
25 January 2025
Uyghur Militants in The Syrian Conflict In December 2024, a rebel coalition led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) sent shockwaves across the globe by toppling Bashar al-Assad’s seemingly unshakable regime in Syria, marking the end of the Assad dynasty’s five-decade rule. This seismic conclusion to Syria’s brutal civil war, which has seen casualties upwards of 480,000 and displaced up to 12 million people, was facilitated by a myriad of external factors.
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Türkiye
4 January 2025
Türkiye’s Reconstruction of and Influence in Post-Assad Syria
Türkiye is the new power broker in Syria, and a regional power dynamic shift has occurred. Placing Ankara as the “key” to the new Syria. Iran has suffered a significant blow. Tehran, now in the eyes of their allies, will be perceived as weak. Tehran has lost its land bridge to “axis of resistance” allies Hezbollah, who need to rebuild after Israel’s bombardment of them but will struggle without Iran’s support via the land bridge (but there are still possibilities of the land bridge remaining intact somewhat as there are still Iranian networks in Syria).
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