This chapter reconceptualises the notion of influence within the framework of CSS, focusing in particular on the Welsh School’s emphasis on emancipation. While the existing literature on international organisations such as the UN and NATO often highlights their role in preserving peace and security, it rarely examines their influence as a distinct analytical category. By engaging with five historical turning points in Turkish–Libyan relations, this study demonstrates that influence is not merely an accompanying element of power and hegemony but their inevitable outcome, shaped by the interplay between theoretical and practical realities. Building on the Welsh School’s critique of realist understandings of security, the chapter argues that emancipation offers an alternative path to “true” security, even though it remains contested and difficult to operationalise. At the same time, the analysis acknowledges the limitations of CSS, including its Western European origins and its insufficient engagement with practical political realities. By examining both internal and external dimensions of influence, how NATO and the UN shape decision-making within Türkiye and Libya, as well as their policies toward each other, the chapter highlights the discursive justifications of influence embedded in peace and security narratives. Ultimately, it contends that influence must be understood as a socially and politically constructed process grounded in the production of knowledge, with the potential either to reproduce inequalities or to foster emancipation. This reconceptualisation contributes to CSS scholarship by linking theory with practice and situating influence within the broader historical and political dynamics of the MENA region.