Turkey set for the perfect storm

The Turkish economy is hanging on by a thin thread and, for the first time, the policies of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are being openly questioned. Turkey's intervention in Syria and Libya is not turning out well for the country's interests. The coronavirus is undermining public trust in the government.
Ankara is reminiscent of 2009 Athens when everyone appeared to realize that Greece would have to resort to the International Monetary Fund but our leadership was in denial. 

A perfect storm looks set to hit Greece's neighbor to the east; all the ingredients are there. There is an obvious risk for Greece here too; and that is that Turkey will seek to export its domestic crisis to the west, via the Aegean or the Evros region. 

I have been following Greek-Turkish relations for years and there are two novel elements that strike me this time. The first is...

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