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Big power competition in the Eastern Mediterranean: Is Trump missing the point?

Big power competition in the Eastern Mediterranean: Is Trump missing the point?

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Aug 03, 2018
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By James M. Dorsey

A Trump administration decision to sanction two key Turkish officials in retaliation for the continued detention of an American cleric coupled with unqualified support for Israel and the adoption of a backseat in Syria threatens to further undermine US influence in the Eastern Mediterranean, a key part of the world in which Russia, Ira…

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