Turkey’s new strategic direction continues to be conducted with hubris and polemics as Erdoğan envisions Turkey’s role beyond a regional power to a “global one”. Turkey’s engagement in Libya is one example and demonstrates a reorientation in Turkish foreign policy. The support of non-state Islamist actors in Syria and now in Libya has helped forge Turkey’s regional power project. Turkey’s strategic outlook is now no longer about being the East-West bridge, but aimed towards becoming an active regional power in its immediate neighbourhood. Turkey’s Syrian engagement hangs heavy over its actions in Libya and will be keeping the Palace awake at night.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 04, 2020 00:00 UTC