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Turkey's diplomatic charm offensive, the S-400s, and the so-called "Crete Model"

This week Turkey signaled that it could give ground on the S-400 missiles it purchased from Russia, with Defense Minister Hulusi Akar suggesting Turkey could adopt the so-called “Crete Model'' - which was used to solve a dispute between Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey in the 1990s over S-300s Nicosia had purchased - to deal with this issue. Expert Aaron Stein, joins our podcast to discuss why this latest proposal by Turkey has little technical value for the US, and that a true resolution to the S-400 issue will take far more than what Turkey has put on the table. 

Aaron Stein is the Director of Research at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), and an expert on Turkey, arms control and nonproliferation. 

Read Aaron Stein’s latest article here: The Crete Mirage: Why Rapprochement with Turkey May be a Long Way Off

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here: 

Turkey says 2-state solution only option for divided Cyprus

Turkey's Erdogan says two-state solution only option for Cyprus

US State Department statement on Erdogan’s Cyprus comments

FM to host counterparts at Athens friendship forum

Foreign Ministers' Thursday forum to discuss pandemic, economy, energy, tourism

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