Turkey: A necessary ally in a troubled region
The new U.S. president taking office in January 2017 will face daunting challenges to the international liberal order, ranging from a fragile European Union rocked by Great Britain's exit, to a Cold War-like rivalry with Russia and instability in the Middle East. A long-time member of NATO, Turkey stands at the front lines of many of these challenges, most dramatically in caring for nearly 3 million refugees from neighboring war-torn countries. Yet, it is failing to play a more constructive role in supporting this order, and its...