U.S. Open to Russia Nuclear Treaty as It Warns Turkey on Arms

Source:Bloomberg Date:13Feb2019

Hutchison also warned Turkey, a NATO member, against entering a proposed arms deal with Russia that has been straining relations within the alliance. Turkey finalized plans to buy the Russian

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Helping Turkey Find Its Way Back to the West

Source:Bloomberg Date:05Oct2018

Eminently sensible policy suggestions from a retired general: Losing Turkey from the trans-Atlantic world would be a geopolitical mistake of near epic proportions. Yet the U.S. and its European

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Into the Abyss: Turkish Impressions of a U.S.-Turkish Break

Source:Bipartisan Policy Center Date:26Aug2018

Even though I don’t agree with the conclusion about Erdogan’s motives, a laudable effort to understand Turko-American tensions and  possible consequences.   Ironically, Turkey’s

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Three Scenarios for Turkey’s Elections

Source:Carnegie Europe Date:07Jun2018

Overall, from a foreign observer’s standpoint, Turkey’s forthcoming elections may be biased in favor of the ruling parties. But for the first time in a long while, opposition parties have a shot

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Pompeo expected to take tough tact as relations with Turkey erode

Source:Washington Times Date:29Mar2018

A balanced article considering pros- and cons of gettign tough with Turkey.     James F. Jeffrey, a former U.S. ambassador to Turkey and Iraq and now a fellow with the Washington

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Report to Congress on U.S.-Turkey Relations

Source:USNI News Date:28Mar2018

This is what  I belive to be an official report by US Naval Intelligence to Congress about Turkey-USA releationship.  It does not  give policy advice, limiting its scope to facts on the ground.

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Russian missiles not like Kalashnikovs: Top NATO General to Turkey

Source:Kurdistan24 Date:10Mar2018

“Getting the S-400 ready for battle isn’t like handing a soldier a Kalashnikov, which can be used by any untrained soldier,” Pavel said, in remarks printed in Breaking Defense, a

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