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Henri Barkey, the Cohen Professor of International Relations at Lehigh University and Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Thanos Davelis to look into Turkish Foreign Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's u-turn when it comes to Syria's Assad, and break down what this could mean for the broader region, especially given the Russian and Iranian presen

Henri Barkey, the Cohen Professor of International Relations at Lehigh University and Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the vote on Sweden in Turkey's Parliament and look at the lessons US policymakers should walk away with from Erdogan's handling of Sweden's NATO accession.

This month Turkey's President Erdogan finally ended his opposition to Sweden's NATO membership bid after months of brinkmanship and threats, while this week saw him travel to the oil-rich Gulf in a bid to attract investment and bolster his country's ailing economy.

Erdogan has been on a charm offensive, working to "reset" ties with countries in the region - ties he effectively torpedoed over the last decade or so. While Erdogan wants a "reset" and "rapprochement" with countries like Egypt, Israel, the US, and even Syria, to end Turkey's regional isolation, there will be a price to pay.

Professor Henri Barkey discusses Turkey's strategy to build influence in Africa, and looks at how this policy is causing friction with regional powers.

Barkey is the Cohen Professor of International Relations at Lehigh University and an adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.