The Fallacies of Treating Turkey as Europe’s Gatekeeper
By Emiliano Alessandri
- Release Date: 2015-12-14
- Genre: Politics & Current Events
Description
An EU exposed to Middle Eastern instability is turning to Turkey as a buffer. Yet metaphors of Turkey as a bridge or a dike are erroneous. Instead of relying on it as gatekeeper, the EU should use its leverage to build a dike against the Middle-Easternization of Turkey, a goal that will serve both Ankara and the EU.
