Turkey and Hezbollah’s Pragmatic Engagement in a Changing Levant

In this paper, we discuss:

• How Assad’s fall and Iran’s declining influence have strengthened Turkey’s position in the Levant;
• Why Ankara is engaging pragmatically with Hezbollah to manage regional instability;
• Why Turkey’s growing rivalry with Israel is shaping its engagement with Hezbollah;
• How Ankara must balance regional interests.

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