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Is Erdogan playing Washington like a fiddle? An interview with Steven Cook

In early August, Washington seemed to be on “red alert” over Turkey’s threat to take unilateral military action in northern Syria. A deal was struck to avert the crisis after three days of intense talks, but is it possible that Turkish President Erdogan’s threats to invade were a negotiating tactic? Our guest Steven Cook, makes the argument that this is a possibility. We also discuss CAATSA sanctions, and the future of US-Turkish relations.

Steven Cook is the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), and is an expert on Arab and Turkish politics as well as US-Middle East policy.

Read Steven Cook's latest piece in Foreign Policy Magazine: “Erdogan Plays Washington Like a Fiddle”

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