For decades we knew that Washington would step in to defuse the situation in the event that tensions between Greece and Turkey rose dangerously.
The United States’ recent political withdrawal from many parts of the world, however, is also affecting the likelihood of an American intervention in Greek-Turkish affairs. This is the result of personal strategic choices made by the US president, and while they do not appear to be espoused by the diplomatic establishment – as shown by repeated public and private objections, many of them loud – the man in the White House has the final say.
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