Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/266581 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 58/2022
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
It has become cliché to argue that Turkish-Iranian relations oscillate between a controlled rivalry and limited cooperation. However, in Iraq and Syria, rising tensions between Turkey and Turkey-affiliated groups on the one hand and Iran and Iran-backed groups on the other, have put the two countries on a collision course. Conflictual relations between Turkey and Iran have the potential to destabilise the Middle East and the South Caucasus, spawning additional security risks as well as waves of migration towards Europe. Such a situation could also complicate matters related to European energy security. Europe should remain alert and help to ease tensions through deescalation mechanisms. In this regard, efforts to strengthen Iraqi sovereignty may serve as a preemptive measure.
Subjects: 
Iraq
Syria
Turkey
Iran
rivalry
cooperation
Middle East
South Caucasus
European energy security
PKK
Kurdish question
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Document Type: 
Research Report

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