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A Wicked Turn in Ankara

With Turkey officially siding with Hamas and against Israel, the East–West division widens and deepens. 
A Wicked Turn in Ankara
Israeli President Isaac Herzog (L) stands next to his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, after a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, on March 9, 2022. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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Turkey is the bridge that links Europe to Asia. It’s a longstanding member of NATO and has, for decades, unsuccessfully lobbied the European Union for full EU membership in that body. But the EU has never allowed Turkey full membership. Moreover, with its support of Hamas in the war against Israel, Turkey is burning its bridges to the West.

James Gorrie
James Gorrie
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James R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.
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