Mideast Power Competition: Turkey's Bolstered Dominance

The Turkish-American relationship has been strained over many years now, but has recently shown a marked improvement, mainly due to two important events - first, the rise of a Turkish-supported regime in Damascus, and, second, the bonding between Presidents Trump and Erdogan. The latest manifestation of the power of personal politics on the global stage is Erdogan’s willingness to put pressure on Hamas to agree to Trump’s plan for Gaza and beyond. So what role are the Turks going to play in this emerging Middle East?

Joining us for the analysis:
- Host : Jonathan Hessen : Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute and Host of TV7 Israel News
- Analyst : Amir Oren : TV7 Editor at Large and Host of Watchmen Talk
- BG (Res.) Yossi Kuperwasser: TV7 Powers in Play Panelist, JISS President; former DG of Israel Ministry of Stategic Affairs
- Amb. Danny Ayalon: Co-Host of TV7 Middle East Review, TV7 Powers-in-Play Panelist, former Israeli Ambassador to the US and DmoFA, and Lecturer at NYU

Jerusalem Studio

The program offers the viewer deeper understanding about current events in Israel. The topics vary from domestic and foreign policy to social changes, archaelogy and religion.

The program is hosted by TV7 Israel News anchor Jonathan Hessen.

  • First broadcast: October 21, 2025
  • Episode number: 971
  • Duration: 30 min
  • Spoken languages:
  • English, Swedish
  • Subtitles:
  • Finnish

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