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Is Turkey finding itself marginalized in the Trump 2.0 era?

While Turkey may have expected that a second Trump term would mean improved ties with the White House, the first month of the Trump administration has shown us that Washington still views Turkey as an unreliable partner. In fact, Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent engagements with the Middle East point to a regional strategy that seems to marginalize Ankara. Sinan Ciddi, a non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an expert on Turkish politics, joins Thanos Davelis to look into whether Erdogan’s Turkey is finding itself on the outside of the Trump administration’s regional strategy.

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

Turkey Marginalized? How Trump’s Middle East Strategy is Rewriting Alliances

Germany's conservatives celebrate, but far right enjoy record result

Merz wins a messy election then calls for independence from America

Gov’t braces for Tempe anniversary protests

Gov’t braces for Tempe anniversary protests

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