Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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With a deal finally reached to end the war in Iran, what does the post-conflict reality look like for the Middle East?

In this video, Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, Fellow – Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, and Director of The Turkey Project at the Brookings Institution, explores Turkey's strategic dilemma as a window into the challenges facing middle powers across the region. While the conflict proved that U.S. military power remains indispensable for security, it also highlighted the massive risk of American unpredictability. Learn how Ankara can adapt by diversifying its alliances and building a regional "island of stability: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/turkeys-search-for-a-middle-east-order/

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