Russia-Turkey: Rapprochement Through Barriers

In the previous article "Russia-Turkey: Overcoming Differences and Warming", the emphasis is on the period after the death of Joseph Stalin (1953) and until the end of the ХХ century. Turkish-Russian relations have also been put through many tests since the turn of the millennium. The political relations between Russia and Turkey expanded after 9/11 and the Iraq War in 2003. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York prompted both Ankara and Moscow to announce their willingness to combat global terrorism. When the Turkish Grand National Assembly (GNA) refused to allow U.S. fo...

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Russia-Turkey: Rapprochement and Geopolitical Rivalry

The previous article "Russia-Turkey: rapprochement through barriers" talked about the complex development of bilateral relations at the beginning of the XXI century. In December 2017, the two countries inked a $2.5 billion deal for Turkey to buy the S-400 air defense system from Russia, marking another high point in the postcoup rapprochement and Turkey's pivot toward Russia. Turkey finally received its S-400 air defense system after nearly two years of repeated threats from the US and NATO. This was a symbolic victory for both Turkey and Russia - Turkey could show the world its geopolitical s...

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