Running out of friends
Recep Tayyip Erdogan drifts away from America, NATO and the EU
OVER the decades Turkey’s relations with America, its principal military ally, have withstood coups, skirmishes with Greece (a fellow NATO ally) and the invasion of Cyprus in 1974. Of late, however, the friendship has grown testier, particularly over the civil war in Syria and the American-led campaign against Islamic State (IS). With the failed coup, ties are close to openly hostile.
This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline “Running out of friends”
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