Will Erdogan resort to regional nuclear blackmail?

... Malacca. Remember the hyper-mediated fears whipped up after 9/11? Few are gaming out the possibility of a US-Turkish plot to destabilise the Silk Road project. At the very least, Erdogan has always eyed a Turkic silk road controlled by Ankara; one where Turkey would be the undisputed lynchpin of Greater Eurasia. It is therefore imperative to demand the removal of US nuclear weapons from Incirlik to relative safety – even temporarily – until Turkey returns to normality. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, it would be ...