Erdoğan puts the world on probation – a weekly news review

For Erdoğan, Sweden’s desperation to join NATO is a gift that keeps
on giving. Every moment that he keeps Sweden waiting provides the
opportunity for him to squeeze further concessions from the Swedish
government and from other countries that are also desperate to see
Sweden’s accession – notably the United States. This week’s news
review focuses on the NATO summit, but also looks, among other
things, at threats to Öcalan, developments in the Turkish courts,
the dominance of religious cults, Iranian attacks on Kurds in Iraq,
and continued pressure from Turkey on North and East Syria.