2020 Forecast: Revealing the Future of the Middle East

... will intensify shaping a kind of alliance that limits Western opportunities to have an upper hand in regional affairs. With Iran, Erdogan is also benefitting from the energy market, using the sanctions imposed on Tehran. With Syria and Iraq, he seeks to keep pushing for buffer zones to keep his borders clear and to distance Kurds from the Turkish borders. With ... ... play a «bigger» and more significant role in regional affairs than ever. Conclusions The expected re-election of US President Donald Trump will continue to have profound implications on the Middle East, and the inability to predict Western actions in the region and the profound absence of a coherent policy will affect ...