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Turkey’s Implosion and Isolation From the West

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Turkey’s Implosion and Isolation From the West
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a press conference with Polish President at Cankaya Mansion in Ankara, Turkey, on March 16, 2022. Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images
Gregory Copley
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Turkey’s strategic collapse had, by early 2023, become unavoidable; it had already begun. And rather than attempt any remedial action, the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan merely worsened the crisis, hoping to achieve short-term popularity.

Gregory Copley
Gregory Copley
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Gregory Copley is president of the Washington-based International Strategic Studies Association and editor-in-chief of the “Defense & Foreign Affairs” series of publications. Born in Australia, Copley is an entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, defense publication editor, and Member of the Order of Australia. His latest and 37th book is “The Noble State: Governance Options in an Ignoble Era.”
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