In early August 2016, there was much speculation about the geopolitical implications of the reconciliation between the Russian and Turkish presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as they publicly patched up their six-month-old feud.
The meeting in Saint Petersburg between the two leaders on August 9 caused heart palpitations in some Western circles—exactly as the two men intended. There were some predictions of what one security expert called a Turkish “tilt toward Moscow,” of the formation of a new Russian-Turkish axis that would defy the West on multiple fronts.
These predictions are greatly exaggerated. But the new rapprochement between Ankara and …read more
Source: 168hours
