By the Editor – Putin’s War has effectively ripped off the scab covering a chronic and enigmatic dilemma – where do Turkey’s loyalties really lie? For decades NATO and the EU have avoided addressing the Turkish question, bowing routinely to short-term realpolitik fixes rather than grappling with the strategic issues consequent of Turkey’s role as the pivot for three regions. The author asks difficult questions in the context of Putin’s War to stimulate further debate. The above title comes from a lead editorial in The Wall Street Journal published on 1 March 2022. The following paragraph from…
