West must offer Turkey a proper seat

Commentary feature in which author suggests that the new, assertive, Turkey has more to offer the west than its pliant precedessor. With a mind of its own, it has greater strategic credibility in the Middle East and the Muslim world. This is the Turkey the west really must not lose.

ESO: Background information: Erdogan turns east in delicate balancing act http://www.europeansources.info/record/erdogan-turns-east-in-delicate-balancing-act/

EurActiv, 18.6.10: Turkey, France test the water before Sarkozy visit http://www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/turkey-france-test-water-sarkozy-visit-news-495369

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