While Diplomats Talk… How Diplomacy is Reshaping the Middle East and its Implications for Azerbaijan
By Ruslan Suleymanov
10 May 2023
Unpredictability is one of the hallmarks of the Middle East. States that yesterday
were on the verge of war are nowadays moving towards reconciliation. The tendency
for rapprochement that has emerged in recent years between several countries,
primarily between Israel and the Arab world, is becoming even more apparent today.
This is especially true against the backdrop of a thaw in relations between Iran and
Saudi Arabia, the Syrian breakthrough after years of isolation, and Türkiye’s foreign
policy achievements. At the same time, hot spots in the Middle East, starting with the
unresolved Palestinian-Israeli issue, periodically remind us of themselves. In addition,
due to the huge number of internal contradictions and the socio-political and economic
crisis, the regional situation remains quite explosive, as, for example, recent events in
Sudan have shown