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Podcast: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Episode: Challenging the word order-Erdogan wants right to develop nuclear weapons
Description: Brinkmanship may be his trademark, but Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unlikely to provoke the ire of the international community by launching a nuclear weapons program. Yet, his demand that Turkey have the right to do so highlights the fracturing of the rules-based international order as well as changing regional realities.