Turkey is abandoning Iran
October 12, 2025Erdogan has surprised both his allies and his adversaries: by freezing the assets of key Iranian institutions, the Turkish president is sending clear signals to Washington. A spectacular U-turn from the man who, until recently, portrayed himself as Tehran’s defender against U.S. sanctions. The Return of the “Snapback”: Iran Under Sanctions Again After the International…
Turkey, Sick Man of the World
July 6, 2025Some leaders – including some of the world’s most experienced – still haven’t understood that political maneuvering and intimidation almost always degenerate into macroeconomic disasters. What was initially just meant to sideline a political opponent immediately turned into investor panic and a financial hemorrhage. A textbook case of how to methodically and deliberately destroy what…