Turkey Wonk

As the Arab Spring got underway, Turkey and Qatar came together on what seemed to be the right side of history. Now, all their regional bets have all but collapsed, after both adopted a policy of unabashed support for the Muslim Brotherhood. This support, however, has impacted Turkish and Qatari interests in the Middle East more generally, and in Syria specifically. Where did it all go wrong? And how did this policy help undermine both countries’ efforts to topple Bashar al Assad? Today, Aaron is joined by Michael Stephens, the Director of RUSI Qatar, to discuss Turkish and Qatari policy in the Middle East. Sponsor: Scrivener - a powerful content-generation tool for writers that allows you to concentrate on composing and structuring long and difficult documents.