B. Balcı, N. Monceau (eds.) Turkey, Russia and Iran in the Middle East. Establishing a New Regional Order [The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy], Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan 2021. ISBN: 978-3-030-80290-5

This book explores the complexity of the Syrian question and its effects on the foreign policies of Russia, Iran, and Turkey. The Syrian crisis has had a major effect on the regional order in the Middle East. Syria has become a territory where the rivalry between Russia and Western powers is being played out, and with the West’s gradual withdrawal, the conflict will without a doubt have lasting effects locally and on the international order. This collection focuses on the effects of the Syrian crisis on the new governance of the Middle East region by three political regimes: Russia, Iran, and Turkey. Many articles and a number of books have been written on this conflict, which has lasted over ten years, but no publication has examined simultaneously and comparatively how these three states are participating in the shared management of the Syrian conflict.

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xi
  2. Introduction: Turkey, Russia, and Iran—New Dominant Powers in the Middle East?
    Bayram Balci, Nicolas Monceau
    Pages 1-14
  3. Situating ‘New Turkey’ in the Middle East Within a Competition-Cooperation Spiral of Turkish-Russian Relations
    Mitat Çelikpala
    Pages 15-32
  4. The Syrian Crisis and Its Contribution to Authoritarian Transformation of Turkish Domestic and Foreign Policy Identities
    Bayram Balci
    Pages 33-58
  5. Turkey and the Syrian Insurgency: From Facilitator to Overlord
    Thomas Pierret
    Pages 59-77
  6. Moscow and the Challenge of Rebuilding Syria
    Igor Delanoë
    Pages 79-95
  7. The Role of Iran in the Syrian Conflict
    Bayram Sinkaya
    Pages 97-114
  8. The Changing Dynamics in the UAE–Syria Relationship
    Khalid Almezaini
    Pages 115-134
  9. New Regional Powers Confronting Uncertainties in the Middle East
    Bertrand Badie
    Pages 135-151
  10. The Iran-Russia Geopolitical Encounter: A Marriage of Convenience Rather Than a Strategic Alliance
    Clément Therme
    Pages 153-166
  11. Relations Between Turkey and Russia: Between Strategic Partnerships and Regional Rivalries
    Nicolas Monceau
    Pages 167-195
  12. From Obama, to Trump, and on … Durable Changes, Durable Continuities?
    Joseph Bahout
    Pages 197-211
  13. Syria, the Kurds and the End of the Turkish-American Alliance
    Ömer Taspinar
    Pages 213-233
  14. By Way of a Conclusion
    Michel Duclos
    Pages 235-246
  15. Back Matter
    Pages 247-249