It is the most important country in the Muslim world. Its economy is already the 16th-largest on the planet, and—in marked contrast to those of its sluggish neighbors in Europe—continues to grow by leaps and bounds. And its prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was recently ranked the most popular politician in the entire Middle East. So what is the Obama administration doing to engage Turkey? The answer, sadly, is “not much.” In fact, diplomatic niceties aside, Washington’s formal outreach to Ankara today is marginal at best—and about to shrink even further.
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