A dangerous policy of Turkish containment in the Eastern Mediterranean
Turkey’s actions in the waters around Cyprus need to be understood as reactions to Ankara’s perception of a hardening containment policy on the part of America.
Turkish sailors stand still on the deck of naval ship Bodrum during the the Sea Wolf-2009 Military Exercise in the Aegean, off Turkey's coastal town of Marmaris May 27, 2009.(photo credit: REUTERS)ByMICHAEL TANCHUM