(RAD) On November 24, 2015, Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber aircraft that violated Turkish airspace. This has been interpreted as the primary cause of the spectacular crisis in Russian–Turkish relations that followed. However, this incident should rather be interpreted as the symptom, not the cause, of a significant geopolitical reversal that has been underway since 2008, as Russia and Turkey have found themselves on opposite sides in military conflicts in Georgia (2008), Ukraine (2014), and Syria (2015). […]
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Also in this issue:
Russo–Turkish Relations: Completely in Tatters for the Time Being, by Toni Alaranta
Russian–Turkish Relations In Crisis, by Dimitar Bechev
OPINION POLL: Russian Reactions to the Crisis in the Relations With Turkey
