Author: station3

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey has just won another term as chief executive. However, opposition to his autocratic ways is growing, and he was forced into a runoff election. Significant strains continue to characterize relations between Turkey and the United States. These include Turkey’s refusal so far to allow Sweden to join NATO. There is no denying the importance of the two nations. The U.S. possesses the largest and most productive economy in the world, along with the most substantial and objectively powerful military. Turkey remains a bulwark against Islamic extremism and traditionally a reliable ally of the U.S.,…