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Turkey’s Libya strategy: cure has become worse than disease

The only positive outcome of Turkey’s "tension strategy" on Libya has been paving the way for the Berlin Libya conference on Jan. 14.

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 19, 2020: Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Frances President Emmanuel Macron, Germanys Chancellor Angela Merkel, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (L-R front), and US Secretary General Mike Pompeo (3rd L back) pose for a group photograph during a photo session at an international summit on Libya; the summit is to discuss efforts to achieve peace and reconciliation between Libya's government and General Haftar. Mikhail Metzel/TASS (Photo by Mikhail Metzel\TASS via Getty I
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancelor Angela Merkel, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (L-R front) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (3rd L back) pose for a group photograph during a photo session at an international summit on Libya, Berlin, Germany, Jan. 19, 2020. — Mikhail Metzel\TASS via Getty Images

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