Turkey, Emboldened by Fresh Entrée in Syria, Taunts Athens Anew Over Fabled Greek Islands

It may soon be up to Washington to defuse tensions between the two members of the North Atlantic Treaty.

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President Erdogan of Turkey is consolidating power. Alexis Mitas/Getty Images

Turkey has already said it will not hesitate to intervene in Syria if the country starts to break up — but is that kind of language a precursor to designs on the territory of, in Greece, a fellow member of the North Atlantic Treaty? Judging by the latest diplomatic kerfuffle between Ankara and Athens, which risks escalating into a full-blown feud or worse, this could already be happening. 

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