This concluding chapter synbookes the findings of the book, which reconceptualises influence in CSS through the lens of the Welsh School, with emphasis on security as emancipation. By analysing five historical turning points in Turkish–Libyan relations, the study demonstrates how IOs such as the UN and NATO exert influence shaped by power, hegemony, and knowledge, often resulting in dependency rather than emancipation. The book argues that while IOs ostensibly serve peace and security, they frequently act as platforms for powerful states to legitimise their interests, thereby subordinating weaker states within hegemonic structures. Historical and contemporary examples, from Libya’s independence debates to the Arab Spring and Türkiye’s military involvement in Libya, reveal the divergence between theoretical ideals and practical realities of influence. The research further highlights the persistent role of geostrategic location in attracting hegemonic intervention, with Türkiye and Libya serving as critical examples in the MENA and Eastern Mediterranean regions. By integrating Gramscian insights on hegemony with emancipatory realist principles, the study contends that emancipatory influence requires aligning theoretical realities with practice, privileging socio-cultural, economic, political, and historical contexts over narrow interest-driven policies. Ultimately, this chapter concludes that unless IOs transform their practices toward emancipatory political praxis, their influence will continue to reproduce inequality, dependency, and instability rather than fostering genuine emancipation.