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Despite Erdogan’s win, the EU should not give up on a reset with Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in last weekend’s presidential runoff is a huge disappointment for Turkey’s opposition. After their success in the 2019 local elections and their coalition-building efforts, the opposition appeared poised to unseat Erdoğan despite an unlevel playing field. The president appeared particularly vulnerable due to a sagging economy and the aftermath of a […]
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Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean
The EU currently faces a volatile and shifting environment in the Eastern Mediterranean (East Med) centred on a difficult relationship with Turkey. This coincides with a moment of profound change in world order. French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have both pledged to build a more ‘geopolitical’ EU, but […]