Monday, December 18, 2017

Will new security strategy make US more isolated?


Kılıç Buğra Kanat, dailysabah.com

Image (not from the article) from , under the headline "Turkey-U.S. ties turn from bad to worse amid mutual visa suspension"

Excerpt:
[T] he uncorrected and unexplained statements and actions of some of the officials in the U.S. ... so far deteriorated the condition of bilateral [U.S.-Turkish] relations. For a few years now, statements, tweets and pictures of U.S. officials have done significant public diplomacy damage to bilateral relations. The Turkish public has grown more skeptical of U.S. policies as these officials and institutions failed to consider Turkey's sensitivities, security and interests. With Trump's decision about Jerusalem, the rift in terms of their perspectives for the future of the region increased. This decision also contributes to the isolation of the U.S., as many of its allies objected to this decision. ...

The deterioration of relations between Turkey and the U.S. can be a showcase for how the U.S. is losing its influence around the world.

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