Running out of friends.

The article focuses on the move of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to distance himself from the U.S., the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Union (EU). Topics discussed include the test of relations between Turkey and the U.S. including the impact of the Syrian civil war and he presence of Fethullah Gulen in the U.S., the state of EU-Turkey relations amid the continent's immigration problems and issues between NATO and Erdogan.