However, the ongoing Arab Spring, especially the regime of Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on demonstrators in his country, and rising tensions between Ankara and Tehran over Iran's support for Syria, has again altered regional dynamics and security perceptions.
Međutim, tzv. „Arapsko proleće“, a posebno represija režima Bašara al Asada nad demonstrantima u njegovoj zemlji i sve veća napetost između Ankare i Teherana zbog podrške Irana Siriji još jednom su promenili regionalnu dinamiku i bezbednosne percepcije.