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December 8, 2017

Key Middle East Publics See Russia, Turkey and U.S. All Playing Larger Roles in Region

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Key Middle East Publics See Russia, Turkey and U.S. All Playing Larger Roles in Region
Publics in Middle East see Russia, Turkey, U.S. as gaining prominence in the region
Mostly negative views of Middle Eastern leaders
Middle Eastern nations generally split on how long the Syrian war will last
Many say U.S. and Russia are more influential today than 10 years ago
Turkey viewed as having gained prominence in the Middle East
Extremely negative views of Iran among Middle Eastern nations
Opinion of Erdogan is mixed
Lebanese most positive on Assad
Opinion of Rouhani quite negative in most countries
Netanyahu viewed extremely poorly
In Lebanon, Shia and Sunni views of leaders are starkly different
Most do not expect war in Syria to end in 2018
Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey want fewer Syrian refugees allowed into their country

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