Unlike Bashar Assad, who over time was cornered into dependence on a narrow circle of allies, the new Syrian authorities seek to project a different image: that of a state reclaiming agency, able to reshape the architecture of regional security and the configuration of coalitions. For Ankara, the key objective remains the dismantling of the military and political infrastructure of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which it views as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). For the Trump administration, the current stage of US policy in the Middle East is defined less by direct intervention than by the construction of an architecture of interdependence – one in which Türkiye and the Gulf states assume primary responsibility for maintaining stability, while remaining bound to US strategic priorities.
Author: RT
Published at: 2025-11-13 21:23:17
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