Turkey has long been a haven of geo-political stability. But, since 2003, Turkey’s virtually unquestioned alliance with the United States has undergone a profound re-evaluation, due to the Iraq War, and the Turkish consensus on its decades-long EU candidacy has begun to wobble, owing to EU dithering. Given Turkey’s central role not only in maintaining peace in the volatile Caucasus region but also in promoting peace in the Middle East – the talks now underway between Syria and Israel are, after all, being conducted with Turkish mediation – neglecting Turkey is not only foolish, it is dangerous.
牛津——土耳其长期以来已经成为地缘政治稳定的避风港。但是从2003年开始，因为伊拉克战争，土耳其和美国事实上不容置疑的联盟经受了深刻的重新评估，并且因为欧盟的摇摆不定，土耳其几十年来想要加入欧盟的愿望也开始动摇。.鉴于土耳其不仅对维护不稳定的高加索地区的和平起着的主要作用，而且在推进中东和平上起主要作用－毕竟，现在正在进行中的叙利亚以色列会谈就是由土耳其调停的－忽略土耳其不仅是愚蠢的，而且是危险的。