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Global Affairs Session 78 14 August 2026 TÜRKİYE AND ARABS — A LONG COMPLICATED STORY A long, complicated story Türkiye and the Arabs share centuries of history, but shared history does not automatically create shared interests. From Ottoman rule to nationalism, from Atatürk to Erdoğan, and from Syria to Saudi Arabia, theirs remains a long, complicated story.

Global Affairs Session 77 12 August 2026 THE EGYPT EQUATION Biggest Arab nation none can ignore Egypt’s 5,000-year story, its position as an Arab heavyweight, the Suez Canal, modern political history, energy, Western ties, the Arab Spring and the Muslim Brotherhood.