Playing games in NATO, Turkey eyes its role in a new world order
Erdogan’s gamble is a game of high-stakes poker, given that Russia is as much a partner as it is a threat.
Erdogan’s gamble is a game of high-stakes poker, given that Russia is as much a partner as it is a threat.
Now that the center of gravity is away from the Middle East and back on Europe, there are renewed opportunities for common ground.
Turkey, economically squeezed and looking to mend ties, suddenly turns the case over to Riyadh.
If Washington intervened in the Mideast less often, the bases and strategic alliance would matter less.
Neither country can afford the setbacks that often are the result of hubris. Both have bigger geopolitical, diplomatic, and economic fish to fry.
The two countries might have a common interest in moving away from the foreign policies that their respective leaders have advanced.