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Don’t Fall For Erdogan’s Not So Charming Offensive
Erdogan’s silver tongue is a reminder of who he really is and whose side he’s on.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a charm offensive.
- Boris Zilberman
- Th National Interest
In recent weeks, the autocratic leader has been making a concerted public effort to mend strained ties with regional powers and re-engage Washington in the hopes of resuscitating the moribund U.S.-Turkish relationship.
This would be welcome news if Erdogan was addressing the policies that led to his nation’s fractured ties, but he isn’t. Erdogan is playing double-games on a range of international issues in the hopes of bolstering his status—and that of his AKP party—ahead of…