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Erdogan's Middle East Policy

Published: Feb. 23, 2021, 4 p.m.

b'This week on Babel, Jon Alterman talks with Ambassador James Jeffrey, who recently finished serving as the Secretary of State\'s special representative for Syria engagement and as the special envoy to defeat ISIS. Ambassador Jeffrey talked about Turkey\'s Middle East policy, how to think about Turkey\'s versus Erdogan\'s views, and if Turkey has any allies in the Middle East. Then, Jon, Natasha Hall, and McKinley Knoop discussed the durability of Turkey\'s presence in the Middle East.\\n\\nJames Jeffrey, Merissa\\xa0Khurma,\\xa0Haleh\\xa0Esfandiari, and Robin Wright, \\u201cOn the Horizon 2021 | Middle East,\\u201d\\xa0The Wilson Center,\\xa0January 13, 2021.\\xa0\\n\\nJared\\xa0Szuba, \\u201cOutgoing Syria envoy reflects on Turkey, the Kurds and what everyone got wrong,\\u201d\\xa0Al-Monitor,\\xa0December 9, 2020.\\xa0\\n\\nMeliha\\u202fBenli\\xa0Altun\\u0131\\u015f\\u0131k, \\u201cThe New Turn in Turkey\\u2019s Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Regional and Domestic Insecurities,\\u201d\\u202fFoundation for\\u202fEuropean Progressive\\u202fStudies, July\\u202f17,\\u202f2020.\\xa0\\n\\nEpisode Transcript, "Erdogan\'s Middle East Policy," CSIS, February 23, 2021.'