ASSESSMENTS
U.S. Diplomacy Tries to Break Turkish Isolation
Nov 21, 2014 | 10:01 GMT

A previous meeting between Turkish President (then prime minister) Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) at a State Department lunch in Washington on May 16, 2013.
(MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/Getty Images)
Summary
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will arrive in Turkey on Nov. 21 for another attempt at wedging Turkey back into a Cold War alliance structure. He will not come away from Ankara satisfied. Despite a number of underlying interests shared by Ankara and Washington, the United States will struggle to shape a common policy with an assertive Turkey steeped in Ottoman legacy.
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