Turkey is the Next Failed State in the Middle East
12th October 2015
Betrayed by both the United States and Russia, and faced with the emergence of a Kurdish state on its borders and the rise of Kurdish parties in the parliamentary opposition, Erdogan is cornered. At risk in the short-term is the ability of his AKP party to govern after the upcoming November elections. At risk in the medium term is the cohesion of the Turkish state itself.
October 13th, 2015 at 05:59
And Turkey’s problems are America’s why?
Turkey cannot be betrayed by Russia, with whom it is an enemy, nor by America, with whom it is an ally only in name. Turkey, having betrayed America in the Iraq War, deserves every evil that falls upon it.
October 13th, 2015 at 19:32
Our need for Turkey vanished when Russian Communism came apart — a fate I wouldn’t mind seeing happen to Turkey.