Friday, June 08, 2018

The U.S. Should Go Around Erdogan to Engage Turkey | RealClearWorld

The U.S. Should Go Around Erdogan to Engage Turkey
By H. Steven Blum & Svante Cornell
June 06, 2018

Following recent clashes at the Gaza-Israel border, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has broken his tenuous two-year cease-fire with Israel and returned to spewing invective at the Jewish state. But Erdogan has growing problems of his own as Turkey’s economy and regional ambitions flounder. America and Israel should contain Erdogan’s dangerous behavior while engaging with the broad cross-section of Turkish society that opposes the president’s direction for their country.

More:The U.S. Should Go Around Erdogan to Engage Turkey | RealClearWorld