1. IV. Stumbling in Iraq and Syria, 2011–14.
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Stein, Aaron
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FOREIGN relations of Turkey ,SYRIAN Civil War, 2011- ,IRAQI politics & government, 2003- ,REGIME change ,TWENTY-first century ,HISTORY - Abstract
The article discusses how foreign policy of Turkey was affected due to political unrest in Iraq and Syria. Topics discussed include difficulties faced by Turkey in proving itself as a regional leader undermining the claim of the political party Justice and Development Party (AKP), fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad regime after its failure in enacting reforms and rise and spread of the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS) under its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.
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- 2014
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