Dear Friends: A long-time religious land bridge between the Islamic and Western worlds, Turkey now finds itself an economic gatekeeper, a US-backed contender for the EU and the only key that could unlock Europe from dependence on Russian resources. The value of your dollar is intrinsically linked to...
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John Mauldin
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04-09-2009
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Filed under: George Friedman, Stratfor, Geopolitics, Politics, Russia, Government, Turkey, Germany, Europe, Barack Obama, G20, European Union
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