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Financing Ambition amid Crisis: Turkey's Economic Challenges, Strategic Partnerships, and Regional Power Projection

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In our latest issue of Turkeyscope, Dr. Ronen Bar-El examines the economic foundations of Turkey’s growing regional ambitions. He shows how Ankara has sustained its power projection through defense exports, diversified partnerships, and a model of “networked power projection,” while persistent inflation, weak productivity, and dependence on external financing continue to constrain the long-term sustainability of its regional influence.

God save the king: Israel and the Black September crisis

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Dr. Yogev Elbaz's new article in Israel Affairs explores Israel's involvement in the 1970 Black September crisis. Drawing on newly available archival sources, the article shows how Israel's decision to support King Hussein was shaped by both strategic interests and the influence of Acting Prime Minister Yigal Allon.

UNIFIL’s Termination: A Force Set Up to Fail?

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In this issue of Tel Aviv Notes, Jonathan Franco presents the case that UNIFIL was doomed from the outset, tracing its failure back to the formative years (1978–1982), when the force already lacked the local and international support essential to its mission.  

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