MESOPOTAMIA NEWS ANALYSIS BY INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES ISRAEL
US-Turkish Relations following the Release of Pastor Brunson: Back on Track? – עברית – Gallia Lindenstrauss – INSS Insight No. 1097, October 16, 2018
The release of Pastor Andrew Brunson from prison in Turkey is not a magical cure for the severe crisis that has characterized US-Turkish relations for over a year. At the same time, it attests to the fact that Turkey can be pressured, and it points to Ankara’s weak points – first and foremost, in the economic realm. Brunson’s arrest was only one of a large number of bones of contention between the United States and Turkey, and similar to the release of Brunson, possible means of bridging the gaps on other specific issues can also be devised. Yet at a deeper level the tensions in US-Turkish relations go beyond any particular issue and are linked to a mounting lack of trust between the two countries, as well as to broader trends in US and Turkish foreign policies. Still, an improvement in the atmosphere in US-Turkish relations could impact somewhat on Israeli-Turkish relations. Read all http://www.mesop.de/?p=98237