US-Turkey Relations Enter a New Era: F-35 Talks, Sanctions Debate, and the Changing Balance of Power in West Asia
The relationship between the United States and turkey is entering a new phase after years of diplomatic tensions, defense disagreements, and strategic uncertainty. Once considered one of Washington’s most important NATO partners, turkey found itself at the center of a major dispute after purchasing Russia’s S-400 air defense system, a decision that resulted in US…