We’re moving onto the region’s most dominant country – Turkey. Sitting at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East, and the Caucasus, Turkey’s military, economy, and political identity have all been shaped by this unique identity.
As deglobalization sets in, Turkey (and more specifically, President Erdoğan) is keen on seizing an opportunity at climbing the regional ladder. Thanks to solid geography, good demographics, and a long history of outlasting regional upheaval, the Turks have the perfect foundation. All Erdoğan feels he must do is continue consolidating power, amend the constitution, and his seat at the table will be cemented for the remainder of his life. And then he can project his ‘image’ of society onto the wider region.
It’s not all butterflies and rainbows for Turkey though. They’ll need to continue growing the industrial base to be globally competitive. And some of those outdated economic views could harm Turkey’s long-term prospects, despite the deglobalized world we’re heading towards.
Forthcoming….
