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Analysis: Turkey’s Air Defense Agenda | A Challenging Path

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The issue of the S-400s has turned out to be a turning point between the …
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    James Jeffrey, Washington's special representative for Syria, visited the Turkish capital Ankara last week to hold talks on the proposed safe zone in northern Syria..
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    Last week, one of the most significant developments in regards to Turkish-American relations was the meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump with dozens of Republican senators. Reportedly, during the meeting President Trump tried to convince the senators in regards to the potential negative impacts of adopting sanctions against Turkey to the U.S. and its bilateral relations.
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    Turkey's foreign policy at the moment is full of hot topics, including the S-400 air defense system agreement, the country's removal from the F-35 fighter jet program, potential U.S. sanctions, the Eastern Mediterranean and northern Syria. How those issues are resolved could determine the next four years of Turkish policy.

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  • Turkish Lockheed Martin, F-35 Lightning II

    The Pentagon removed Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's earlier comments about Ankara being treated unfairly over its move to purchase the S-400 missile defense system from Russia. That Congress favored Turkey's removal was no secret either. It remains to be seen whether the United States will levy sanctions on Turkey under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).

  • President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (C), U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) have a quick talk during the G20 summit of world leaders in Osaka, Japan, June 30, 2019.

    Since the beginning of the S-400 crisis between Turkey and the U.S., many have focused on the state of relations between the two countries and the potential impact of this issue on the future of bilateral ties.

  • Process of delivery of S-400 missile systems will continue in coming days, says Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar

    Ankara's confrontation with Washington on the delivery of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system has been one of Turkey's top foreign policy issues in the last several months.

  • “It's a political problem. If Turkey receives S-400s, the F-35 transfers will be stopped and that would be a big loss,” Ian Lesser, executive director for Brussels bureau of the German Marshall Fund, told a panel hosted by the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA).

    S-400s are not technical problem but political one, says expert

  • Turkish Lockheed Martin, F-35 Lightning II

    With the S-400 missile defense system's delivery around the corner, tensions are escalating between Turkey and the United States. The Turks are committed to buying the Russian system despite Washington's threats. The Pentagon's most recent letter to Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, which included a long list of threats, did not change Ankara's mind either.

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