Turkey, Russia and Iran in the Middle East

This book explores the complexity of the Syrian question and its effects on the foreign policies of Russia, Iran, and Turkey. The Syrian crisis has had a major effect on the regional order in the Middle East. Syria has become a territory where the rivalry between Russia and Western powers is being played out, and with the West's gradual withdrawal, the conflict will without a doubt have lasting effects locally and on the international order. This collection focuses on the effects of the Syrian crisis on the new governance of the Middle East region by three political regimes: Russia, Iran, and Turkey. Many articles and a number of books have been written on this conflict, which has lasted over ten years, but no publication has examined simultaneously and comparatively how these three states are participating in the shared management of the Syrian conflict.

Highlights how Turkey, Russia and Iran's involvement in the Syrian crisis is a prelude to the establishment of a new order in the Middle East Explores the complex relations between the three countries, which range from bilatreal dialogue, over economic cooperation and energy links, to competition for markets and influence Investigates permanencies and changes of some of Turkey's, Russia's and Iran's global alliances

Autorentext

Bayram Balci, CNRS/CERI Sciences Po Paris, Institut Français d'Etudes Anatoliennes, Istanbul, Turkey. Balci works on religion and politics in Turkey, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Nicolas Monceau is Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Bordeaux, France. His research focuses on Turkish politics and Turkey in its regional and international environment. He has published several books on Turkey and the EU as well as the Turkish elite.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction: Turkey, Russia and Iran: New Dominant Powers in the Middle East?.- Chapter 2. Situating 'New Turkey' in the Middle East within a Competition-Cooperation Spiral of Turkish-Russian Relations.- Chapter 3. The Syrian Crisis and its Contribution to Authoritarian Transformation of Turkish Domestic and Foreign Policy Identities.- Chapter 4. Turkey and the Syrian Insurgency: From Facilitator to Overlord.- Chapter 5. Moscow and the Challenge of Rebuilding Syria.- Chapter 6. The Role of Iran in the Syrian Conflict.- Chapter 7. The Changing Dynamics in the UAE Syria Relationship:.- Chapter 8. New Regional Powers Confronting Uncertainties in the Middle East..- Chapter 9. The Iran-Russia Geopolitical Encounter: A Marriage of Convenience Rather than a Strategic Alliance.- Chapter 10. Relations Between Turkey and Russia: Between strategic partnerships and regional Rivalries.- Chapter 11. From Obama, to Trump, and On Durable Changes, Durable Continuities?.- Chapter 12.Syria, the Kurds and the end of the Turkish-American Alliance.- Chapter 13. By Way of a Conclusion.