Under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has become a very complicated American ally in recent years.

On the positive side of the ledger, Ankara has consolidated NATO’s expansion and the security of its southern flank. It has also assisted in sensitive U.S.-Russia dialogue and prisoner exchanges. And it has bolstered Ukraine’s combat drone capabilities and grain export interests.

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On the negative side of the ledger, Erdogan has betrayed his NATO obligations by purchasing Russia’s S-400 air defense system. He has also increasingly boosted Islamist terrorist/fanatic groups across the Middle East. Further, Erdogan has undermined Greece’s sovereignty in the Eastern Mediterranean and Israeli security via his support for Hamas. And while it is wrong to........

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