Russia and Turkey: Approaches to Regional Security in the Middle East

... identifying a number of Middle Eastern states, such as Iran, Syria and Iraq [ 13 ]. As Western rhetoric about ... ... crises in the region and the Saudi Arabia-Iran and Israel-Iran rivalries. The general belief is that Israel ... ... Democratic Forces (SDF), which are dominated by the YPG (People’s Protection Units), the armed wing of ... ... state-owned corporation Rosatom has also begun building the Akkuyu NPP in Turkey and the El Dabaa NPP in Egypt.... ... affected by the decision of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to isolate Qatar with a blockade. While Russia ...