Is the worst yet to come as Erdogan prepares for another term?

17/05/2023 11 min Episodio 757
Is the worst yet to come as Erdogan prepares for another term?

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With Turkish President Erdogan’s re-election essentially in the bag as the presidential election heads to a runoff, what should the West expect as Erdogan prepares for another term? Expert Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former Pentagon official, joins Thanos Davelis to look into this question, arguing that it is time for the US and the EU to prepare for a rocky road ahead, recalibrating their regional policy to meet this reality. We also explore the steps the West can take in order to support the Turks who genuinely want democracy, and look at the broader lessons from Erdogan’s attempts to lean on platforms like Twitter in order to silence his critics.Read Michael Rubin’s latest here:The Worst Is Yet To Come In TurkeySanction Erdogan as he tries to steal Turkey electionYou can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Turkey wants Twitter’s help in suppressing an American criticWomen under 45 key to election outcomeCyprus Finance Ministry: More than 1.2 billion euros in Russian assets frozen