andTurkey and Greece, two NATO allies, nearly experienced a full-fledged military conflict in August. Two of their warships during a naval standoff over in the Eastern Mediterranean. This follows a similar in June between three Turkish vessels and the frigate of another NATO ally, France, prompting an that the alliance has been trying to to prevent further discord among its ranks. Behind these incidents lies Turkey’s embrace of an assertive naval concept, namely the “,” that is poised to disrupt the transatlantic alliance in the years to come.The “blue homeland” is an irredentist concept...…andTurkey and Greece, two NATO allies, nearly experienced a full-fledged military conflict in August. Two of their warships during a naval standoff over in the Eastern Mediterranean. This follows a similar in June between three Turkish vessels and the frigate of another NATO ally, France, prompting an that the alliance has been trying to to prevent further discord among its ranks. Behind these incidents lies Turkey’s embrace of an assertive naval concept, namely the “,” that is poised to disrupt the transatlantic alliance in the years to come.The “blue homeland” is an irredentist concept...WW…

An expert's point of view on a current event.Turkey’s economy is a dam waiting to break. The lira has lost of its value against the dollar over the last three years, while Ankara, as of last month, its net international reserves (excluding swap lines) in an of the currency. Turkey’s nonfinancial companies, already drowning in foreign exchange liabilities totaling some , continue to pay the price. Yet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is still unlikely to sign a bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite the country’s need for it.That’s because Erdogan prefers...…An expert's point of view on a current event.Turkey’s economy is a dam waiting to break. The lira has lost of its value against the dollar over the last three years, while Ankara, as of last month, its net international reserves (excluding swap lines) in an of the currency. Turkey’s nonfinancial companies, already drowning in foreign exchange liabilities totaling some , continue to pay the price. Yet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is still unlikely to sign a bailout deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), despite the country’s need for it.That’s because Erdogan prefers...WW…