Energy-hungry Turkey's nuclear flirtation with Russia came to a painful end last week when the government, under pressure from many fronts, canceled a tender that awarded the contract to build and operate the country's first nuclear power plant to a consortium led by Russia's Atomstroyexport. The move hints at a recognition that energy resources are more than simply commodities.
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh remains the potential spoiler, as Armenia maintains this is a separate issue that has nothing to do with Turkey. But the opposition in Turkey argues that no deal should be reached until the Karabakh situation is resolved, to the approval of even some in the ranks of the ruling AK party.
