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Thursday, September 08, 2011

Analysis: Turkey's gunboat diplomacy makes waves in region | Reuters

Analysis: Turkey's gunboat diplomacy makes waves in region

By Ibon Villelabeitia

ANKARA | Thu Sep 8, 2011 5:48am EDT

(Reuters) - Turkey's plan to flex its naval muscles in the eastern Mediterranean risks being perceived as an over-reaction in Ankara's dispute with former ally Israel and as an assertion of regional power that could alienate even its new Arab admirers.

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