Ukraine war: Turkey is the pivot point between Russia and the US – history shows us why

By Georgios Giannakopoulos, Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Hellenic Studies, King’s College London/ Lecturer in Modern History, City, University of London

The war in Ukraine has put Turkey into the geopolitical spotlight. One of Nato’s earliest member states, with a special relationship with Russia, Turkey is attempting to balance its competing interests, as well as increasing its own influence.

Meanwhile, Turkey is in the middle of launching a military operation into Syria which challenges its relationship with Russia…

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