The continuing protests in Turkey have begun to raise questions about the future of Prime Minister Erdogan. Not too long ago, he seemed to be quite powerful, and Turkey’s role in world affairs was getting more attention. The protests, however, have revealed that Erdogan’s position was far from impregnable. The clear theme of the protests is that Erdogan was becoming increasingly autocratic and that the secular basis of Turkish democracy was offended by the mildly religious tenor of the regime. Erdogan’s days seem increasingly numbered.
I’ve mentioned in several recent posts my concerns over the Syrian civil war spreading to other countries in the region. There is no inevitable way such expansion might occur, but the temptation for other sides to become involved is becoming quite intense. Patrick Cockburn gives a great analysis of why this fear is genuine in an essay in the London Review of Books. It is an essay with exceptional insights.
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