The West must face reality in Turkey

Source:Project Syndicate Date:18Aug2018

Turkey’s currency crisis and standoff with the United States over the imprisonment of an American pastor have exposed the crumbling edifice of the two countries’ Cold War-era partnership. Rather than hold out hope that Turkey will return to the Western fold, US and European policymakers must consider a new policy toward the country, writes Richard Haas, President of the Council on Foreign Relations.