U.S. policymakers assume that sending more arms to allies and strategic partner countries gives Washington leverage over those recipients. Turkey is the latest example of the opposite.
U.S. policymakers frequently operate under the presumption that Washington gains control over the recipients by sending more weapons to allies and strategic partners. Turkey, however, is the most recent illustration of the opposite being real. U.S. policymakers frequently operate under the presumption that Washington gains control over the recipients by sending more weapons to allies and strategic partners. Turkey, however, is the most recent illustration of how the opposite is true.
U.S. policymakers assume that sending more arms to allies and strategic partner countries gives Washington leverage over those recipients. Turkey is the latest example of the opposite.