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Are Turkish-Egyptian relations entering a “new phase”?

Are Turkish-Egyptian relations entering a “new phase”? This week Egypt’s President al-Sisi traveled to Ankara to meet with Turkish President Erdogan, a visit that came after over a decade of tensions between the two countries that spanned from Libya to the Eastern Mediterranean and saw Erdogan describe his Egyptian counterpart as a “tyrant”. Steven Cook, the Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Thanos Davelis to explore whether we are seeing relations between Turkey and Egypt turn a new page, and break down what this means for the region.

Read Steven Cook’s latest book here: The End of Ambition: America’s Past, Present, and Future in the Middle East

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Egypt's Sisi makes first presidential visit to Turkey in 12 years

Egypt’s el-Sisi says Turkey visit paves way for ‘new phase’ in relations

Turkey's Role in NATO Comes Under Scrutiny

Summer 2024 was world's warmest on record

Chevron’s plan for Aphrodite

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