15. Politics of the Middle East

Leash-slipping or Leash-cutting? US - Turkey Relations after the Arab Spring - Erdem Ozluk, Selcuk University; Duygu Ozluk, Selcuk University

The US’s Attitude towards Political Islam Parties - Ideology and Interests - Hazem Almassry, National Chiao Tung University

The future of Trump’s maximum pressure policy: Implications for non-proliferation regime - Nursin Guney, BAU Cyprus University; Visne Korkmaz, Center of Mediterranean Security-CEMES; Eda Guney, Istanbul Medeniyet University

Russell E Lucas, Michigan State University