Recep Tayyip Erdogan, photo via Office of the President of RussiaBESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 564, August 20, 2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Despite Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s charisma as a politician, he has failed to promote stability in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East due to his maximalist ideas. Erdoğan’s negligent decision-making in foreign affairs is leading Turkey away from the West and closer to the instability of the Orient.
In politics (unlike war), chance plays a minor role, if any. Great historical personalities are not merely the products of their times, but shaped their ages through conscious decision-making. And while charisma …read more
Erdoğan’s Turkey: A Step Closer to the Orient
