Sagiv Assulin, a former senior Mossad official and researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Foreign and Security Affairs, assesses that after the campaign against Iran, Israel will face a strategic challenge from the Turkey-Qatar axis. He warns that Turkey brings military power while Qatar brings financial and influence capabilities, and that the defense establishment is not yet fully prepared, particularly in the soft power arena.
The warning comes from a former senior Mossad official who currently serves as a researcher at the Jerusalem Center for Foreign and Security Affairs. Assulin argues that the axis of Turkey and Qatar represents a developing threat that has not yet received adequate attention from Israel's defense establishment. He notes that the new Mossad chief will face the task of confronting this axis alongside the ongoing struggle against Iran.
The Zioneer has previously reported on Turkey's growing strategic challenge, including an analysis by Jerusalem Center president Dr. Dan Diker warning of Ankara's neo-Ottoman ambitions and ties to Hamas, as well as Prime Minister Netanyahu's direct warnings to Turkish President Erdogan. The assessment adds to a growing body of analysis that positions Turkey as a potential post-Iran strategic competitor for Israel.
The analysis arrives as Israel continues to focus primarily on the Iranian threat, with Assulin cautioning that the soft power and influence dimensions of the Turkey-Qatar axis are particularly under-addressed.
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