Ezgi Basaran

Jan 25, 2025 | theglobalist.com | Ezgi Basaran |Markus Heinrich

Yes, they call him Abu Ivanka. Father of Ivanka. Ivanka Trump. That’s how commentators and policymakers in the Gulf States refer to the president-elect, Donald Trump. And while Europeans fret over the days ahead, Gulf States and Israel are quietly celebrating Trump’s return to power. Why? Because they have learned the art of transacting with a man who stands for no principle, lacks coherence and displays no consistency.

Jan 10, 2025 | theglobalist.com | Ezgi Basaran |Markus Heinrich

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has long longed for this moment of vindication. For him, it is a moment ripe with opportunities — economic, political and geostrategic. It is also a moment when Erdogan and his team could attempt to craft a success story for an Islamist entity other than their own. More than they dared to hope for Erdogan longed for Assad’s fall, hoping only that a group aligned with him and the AKP would succeed the Baath regime.