Merkel vs. Erdogan: A Clinic in Modern Clan Conflict

Humans of the modern era are not as far from the cave as they might like to think. The way they engage in conflict today often stems from their ancestral tribal roots. And though this may seem an archaic notion, it is in fact a useful framework for analyzing current international events, for it sheds some of the cultural layers that so often complicate the issue at hand. Germany and Turkey provide a case in point. ...