The West must contain Erdogan's Turkey

Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan is increasingly seen as a threat to the stability of the region. His government continues its domestic crackdown in the wake of the failed putsch while issuing indirect as well as direct threats against other states, international organizations and regional institutions. The Turkish president sees enemies lurking in every corner: The West is an enemy. Washington tried to topple him. The European Union did not support him. Erdogan is determined to follow his own path.

Erdogan violates the human and civic rights of Turkish citizens. At the same time he is destroying what is left of the country's policy of "zero problems with neighbors" either by making direct threats or by innuendo that creates tension with neighboring nations.

There is hardly any country in the region that can be said to be on good terms with Turkey: Iraq, Syria,...