Prospects 2018
Middle East / North Africa
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Turkey
Erdogan will dominate at home in 2018 while seeking opportunities to strike at the Kurds in Iraq and Syria
Syria
A settlement between Damascus and the Kurds is the main agenda item -- and foreign powers are closely involved
Iran
US backtracking on the nuclear deal will be key to developments both at home and abroad
Mediterranean migration
Migration to Europe through the Mediterranean is starting to slow, but the agreements holding this together are fragile
Iraq
Security consolidation, economic reform and diplomatic opening will all depend on the May election results
Gulf of Aden
Cross-cutting alliances and enmities, and growing military and commercial ties, shape relations across the Gulf of Aden
