Tech Program Director @MiddleEastInst. Fellow @ThirdWayNatSec. Prev. @GUDiplomacy & @USIP & @georgetownmsfs. Tech & Geopolitics & EMEA.
1. US policymakers likely feel mixed emotions because while they are not eager to cede influence over major regional negotiations with security implications, the US’ troubled relationship with Iran would have made it a poor and ineffective mediator of this détente.
1. Because the Gulf remains an essential energy source, major host of domestic and international capital, and a central node for maritime and naval connectivity, great powers will always aim to play a major role in the region.
و لكن استراتيجيا ترى تركيا أن توجدها في ليبيا يساعد أنقرة على توسيع نفوذها في منطقة الساحل الأفريقي.
