Sinem Adar is an associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) covering Turkish domestic politics and foreign policy. See her profile on the SWP website to follow her work.
There were a couple moments where we had connection issues so please excuse several slightly disjointed edits.
Discussion topics:
Discussion topics:
0:00:00 - Introduction
0:02:04 - What to call it the so-called ‘peace process’
0:04:21 - Differences with the 2013-2015 peace process
0:10:05 - The government’s motivating factors
0:20:41 - The role of the DEM party
0:29:14 - Potential next steps
0:36:20 - Imamoğlu’s arrest
0:40:43 - Turkish strategic vision re: post-Asad Syria
0:44:48 - Turkey’s approach the last six months
0:48:49 - Turkish aspirations for Syria
0:52:35 - Potential economic gains for Turkish industries
0:54:09 - Turkish politics around Syrian refugees post-Asad
0:57:33 - Turkish-Saudi relations
1:04:50 - The trajectory of Turkey’s Syria policy over the years
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