Talk of Ankara-Damascus detente driven mostly by domestic politics

‘Politics in the post Arab Spring and post 9/11 [eras] has changed to become much more fragmented and transactional. … No country means [what it says] in absolute terms.’

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan waves as he attends a debate marking the reconvene of the parliament after a summer recess at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, October 1, 2014.

(photo credit: REUTERS/UMIT BEKTAS)

ByMOHAMMAD AL-KASSIM/THE MEDIA LINE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 23:12

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