Instead of Alliance Choices, Repositioning of the Balance-Holders: Thinking about Regional Balance of Power in the post-7 October Middle East

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Brief Overview

This paper aims first to explain which post-7 October conditions push Israel, Iran and Turkey way from balance-holder role, and then aims to ask possible scenarios in which these three will return back to their traditional role.

Authors

• Nursin Guney, Milli İstihbarat Akademisi /National Intelligence Academy

• Visne Korkmaz, Nisantasi University