AFPC Senior VP Ilan Berman “says we are seeing ‘an effort by Erdogan to seize the opportunity improve his country’s strategic position vis-à-vis Washington, and to do so at Saudi Arabia’s expense.’”

"Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council says we are seeing  “an effort by Erdogan to seize the opportunity improve his country's strategic position vis-à-vis Washington, and to do so at Saudi Arabia's expense.” Erdogan knows he can’t rupture the U.S.-Saudi relationship but he can teach Riyadh a lesson, diminish its influence in the region, and leverage the tragedy to draw closer to Washington to get its support for needed International Monetary Fund loans.:

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