(CNN) Of all that is at stake in Turkey's spat with Europe, perhaps nothing is more fragile than President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's pride. Hours later, undaunted, another of Erdogan's ministers tried to make it to Rotterdam to give a speech. Post Brexit, post Trump, Europe faces a round of elections where populist nationalists like Wilders thrive on immigration issues and pose an existential threat to the EU. Brexit was won on the issue of immigration, fueled by images of refugees streaming into Europe and compounded by fears of radical Islamist terror attacks. Yet in his handling of this recent diplomatic spat, Erdogan appears to show a brittle side to his personality.

Source: CNN March 13, 2017 18:22 UTC