Why U.S. relations with Turkey are on fragile ground

Name: Why U.S. relations with Turkey are on fragile ground
Uploaded: 2019-07-17T22:27:00Z
Duration: P537S
Description: The White House announced Wednesday that the U.S. will not sell billions of dollars of next-generation fighter planes to Turkey, after the NATO ally purchased advanced Russian surface-to-air missiles. Amna Nawaz talks to Admiral James Stavridis, who served as NATO's top military officer from 2009 to 2013, about what these latest developments mean for U.S.-Turkey relations that were already tense.

Clip: 07/17/2019 | 8m 57s | Video has closed captioning.

The White House announced Wednesday that the U.S. will not sell billions of dollars of next-generation fighter planes to Turkey, after the NATO ally purchased advanced Russian surface-to-air missiles. Amna Nawaz talks to Admiral James Stavridis, who served as NATO's top military officer from 2009 to 2013, about what these latest developments mean for U.S.-Turkey relations that were already tense.

Aired: 07/17/19

Rating: NR

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