Turkey’s relations with Arab countries have been strained in recent years, but the US withdrawal from Afghanistan has created a new balance of power in the region. Over the past decade, relations between Turkey and the UAE have been particularly tense, with both countries finding themselves on opposite sides of regional conflicts in Syria, Libya, Egypt, the energy struggle in the Mediterranean, and support for the Muslim Brotherhood. However, a driving factor for the UAE, which wants to establish economic and diplomatic channels both in the region and internationally, is stability. The Arab Sp…

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