Weekend Reading: A Changing Discourse on Syria, Salman’s Saudi Troubles, and Turkey’s Soft Power
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Weekend Reading: A Changing Discourse on Syria, Salman’s Saudi Troubles, and Turkey’s Soft Power

Reading selections for the weekend of January 6, 2017.
Saudi King Salman bin Abbulaziz Al-Saud attends the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 37th Summit in Manama, Bahrain (Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters).
Saudi King Salman bin Abbulaziz Al-Saud attends the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 37th Summit in Manama, Bahrain (Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters).
Blog Post by Steven A. Cook
January 6, 2017 5:00 pm (EST)

Nervana Mahmoud considers how the discourse on the Syrian conflict could change in 2017.

Alain Gresh finds that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman can claim few successes in his time as ruler so far.

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Syria

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Turkey

Cansu Camlibel argues that as Turkey continues to fall victim to terrorist attacks, the country has lost the ability to exert any soft power in the region.

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Syria

Saudi Arabia

Turkey