PARIS — While many American foreign policymakers are focused on China and the South China Sea, some should take a closer look at Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean, which could be the next geopolitical flash point for Europe and NATO to confront. For one thing, Turkey, as a NATO member, is part of the very alliance it is disrupting. For another, Russia has also expanded its role in the region, and most of the West is largely hesitant to get involved there. The situation looks like a perfect illustration of the new world disorder. A NATO intervention in Libya to prevent Colonel Qaddafi from crushing a popular uprising failed to make things any better.

Source: Libya Today July 24, 2020 09:00 UTC