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December 24, 2018

An American Withdrawal from Syria Helps Turkey. It Helps the Russia-Iran-Syria Axis Even More

Vladimir Putin is now the undisputed broker of the future of Syria.

Just before deciding on Wednesday to remove U.S. forces from Syria, President Trump had a long telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It appears some sort of agreement between the two—including a commitment by Ankara to purchase anti-missile missiles from Washington rather than Moscow—influenced the decision. The American president reported another conversation with Erdogan yesterday. Steven A. Cook examines the role Turkey will play in the future of Syria.

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