Turkey’s been a rising power for a long time, but it’s a entirely different level after Assad.

Syria for Turkey is comparable only to Iraq for Iran after 2003.

More on this in my latest for @theguardian.com

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/19/balance-of-power-middle-east-turkey-ankara-syria-rebels-iran

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