Intelligence ties between Turkey and the United States run deep. Turkey’s National Intelligence Office (MIT) and the CIA have long cooperated. Earlier in her career CIA director Gina Haspel served in Turkey and she traveled to Turkey in 2018 to review MIT’s intelligence on the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate...
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A No-Fly Zone Can Limit the Damage Caused By Turkey
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan anticipated strong criticism of Trump for withdrawing US troops and giving Turkey a green light to invade. Erdogan wasted no time after their phone call on October 8, launching air strikes the next day and deploying ground troops before Trump could change his mind. At this stage, the US should take...