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Can EU's fear of terrorists give Turkey clout in ocean drilling?

Following his threats to flood Europe with Syrian refugees, the Turkish president is now trying to use Islamic State suspects as leverage.

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Journalists walk next to the Turkish oil drilling ship Yavuz, scheduled to search for oil and gas off Cyprus, at the port of Dilovasi, Turkey, June 20, 2019. — BULENT KILIC/AFP via Getty Images

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again stunned Europe, this time by threatening to send captured Islamic State (IS) suspects there. This follows his blackmail campaign in October, when he pledged to flood Europe with 3.6 million Syrian refugees.

Erdogan is choosing to tackle his problems with Europe not through dialogue, but rather intimidation.

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