To avoid a three-ring circus, these mafia don-like leaders need to show strength
Friends one day, enemies the next. Can Putin, Erdogan and Prince Mohammed keep their conflicts in the fridge?
13 October 2020 - 19:54
Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prince Mohammed bin Salman have a lot in common. The Russian, Turkish and Saudi leaders are all nationalists with regional ambitions. They are autocrats who have centralised power and have been ruthless with domestic political opposition. And they are all risk-takers, who are happy to use military force...
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