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- Title: Pride and Pragmatism: Turkish-Russian Relations after the Su-24M Incident
- Author : Ahmet K. Han
- Release Date : January 21, 2016
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 307 KB
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The Middle East is subject to exceptional influence and intervention from the outside world, just as now Turkey and Russia are battling for dominance in Syria. This has culminated in Turkey’s downing of a Russian fighter. Turkish decision-makers seem to have assumed that the mitigating effects of mutual economic interdependencies and the complexities of bilateral relations would soften the Russian response, but they have largely misread Russia’s foreign policy priorities. Turkey is losing its leverage in Syria, and in Iraq. This is a disruptive development for Turkey, with possible grave domestic implications. Turkey is now rediscovering the value of its transatlantic ties, but it is not likely to resuscitate its Syria policy without drastically changing the dynamics.