Situation in the Middle East and Black Sea Region and Possible Restarting of Turkish-American Relations
Nika Chitadze Director of the Center for International Studies of International Black Sea University President of the George C. Marshall Alumni Union, Georgia – International and Security Research Center Professor of the International Black Sea University Introduction It is well known that military-political cooperation between the two leading NATO states, the United States and Turkey, has deteriorated significantly over the past two years. Specifically, if both countries are interested in ending the Assad regime in Syria, Washington and Ankara may be the main reason for US dissatisfaction with Syria - mainly the military support of Kurdish formations fighting the Assad regime on the Turkish state border. For its part, Turkey views armed formations created by Syrian Kurds as terrorists. In addition, official Ankara fears that a possible intensification of separatism in the Syrian - populated region of Syria could have an effect on activating