Sunday, November 22, 2009

A strategic alliance central to regional stability

"A strategic alliance central to regional stability

Alon Ben-Meir

When Turkey barred Israel from a joint military exercise earlier this October, there was a great deal of speculation about the seriousness of a rift between the two allies. Although the strategic relations between the two regional superpowers is critical to both nations it also transcends the bilateral benefits that Turkey and Israel individually derive from it, as their alliance is fundamental to the region's balance of power and political stability."

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