Whenever someone tells you that Turkey and Russia are somehow competing for influence or against each other...just say:
1. S-400s
2. Turksteam pipeline.
And then begin the conversation again with "Astana process"...
They are partitioning, cooperating...not in opposition.
1. S-400s
2. Turksteam pipeline.
And then begin the conversation again with "Astana process"...
They are partitioning, cooperating...not in opposition.
Countries that compete don't buy weapons systems from one another, build pipelines rapidly and divide other countries like Syria, Libya, Nagorna-Karabkah. That's just not how competition works. For competition see Iran-Israel, US-China tensions, Pakistan-India, etc...
Now...does China buy US Patriot missiles? No.
Do the US and China build pipelines together? No.
Do they carve up countries with peacekeepers and deals? No.
Now do the same for Israel and Iran, Pakistan and India, etc, etc...
#think
Do the US and China build pipelines together? No.
Do they carve up countries with peacekeepers and deals? No.
Now do the same for Israel and Iran, Pakistan and India, etc, etc...
#think
Today the authoritarian powers; Iran, Turkey, Russia, China, are working together generally in opposition to western powers or aspects of the US global system that once was. This is how it works. They want a multi-polar world, eroding US hegemony. Period.
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