#Putin's invasion of #Ukraine has thrown a spanner into the #Russia-#Turkey relationship.
That offers the U.S. (& NATO) an opportunity to explore avenues for improving ties with #Ankara -- far from straightforward, but it's an opening.
For #Syria policy, this could be vital.
That offers the U.S. (& NATO) an opportunity to explore avenues for improving ties with #Ankara -- far from straightforward, but it's an opening.
For #Syria policy, this could be vital.
War in #Ukraine will have extremely negative impact on the humanitarian situation in #Syria -- and #Russia is now more likely than ever to veto cross-border aid access in July.
Any alternative plans will be dead in the water, without #Turkey playing a central role. We need that.
Any alternative plans will be dead in the water, without #Turkey playing a central role. We need that.
The #Biden admin appears to already be preparing for a possible severing of X-border aid access -- in part by seeking to provide a full sanctions waiver to NE & NW #Syria.
But we'll also need a massive #Turkey-based aid effort to fill [some of] the gap resulting from a UN veto.
But we'll also need a massive #Turkey-based aid effort to fill [some of] the gap resulting from a UN veto.
There are enormous obstacles to an improvement in US-#Turkey ties (S-400, #PKK-#SDF), but with NATO taking center stage vis-a-vis #Ukraine, there's rarely been a more opportune time to revisit these issues.
The Q is, does the U.S. have the bandwidth & political will to try?
The Q is, does the U.S. have the bandwidth & political will to try?
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