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NATO and Turkey: Moribund Alliances, Military Snares, and Unnecessary Wars

By Doug Bandow, CATO

From Doug Bandow, CATO:  NATO fulfilled its Cold War role by deterring rather than sparking conflict. Yet if Turkey and Syria come to blows, the transatlantic alliance could turn into a transmission belt of war for America.

Names and rank of missing Turkish pilots

The Turkish press has published the names of the two pilots missing after their aircraft was shot down by Syria last Friday.

Assad forces bombard northern towns, avoid Turkish border

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Reuters

From Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Reuters:  Helicopter gunships bombarded a strategic town in northern Syria overnight and tanks moved close to the commercial hub of Aleppo, rebels said, but kept well clear of new Turkish air defenses

Soviet collapse holds a lesson for the euro

By Philip Stepgens, the Financial Times

From Philip Stepgens, the Financial Times:  The conviction that, whatever else happened, the state and socialist system were immutable, proved the downfall of Soviet policy makers.

Turkey sends additional troops to Syrian border, NATO acknowledges defense plans

By Liz Sly and Karen DeYoung, the Washington Post

From Liz Sly and Karen DeYoung, the Washington Post:  Turkey reinforced its border with Syria with additional troops and antiaircraft weapons Thursday, amid heightened regional tensions ahead of a conference of world powers in Geneva this weekend.

Dozens wounded as Serbs, Kosovo police clash

By Fatos Bytyci and Aleksandar Vasovic, Reuters

From Fatos Bytyci and Aleksandar Vasovic, Reuters:  More than 50 people were injured in clashes on Thursday when the authorities in Kosovo deported a group of visiting Serbs

Report: Turkey secretly asks NATO to consider no-fly zone in the event of further Syrian aggression

By Michael Weiss, the Telegraph

From Michael Weiss, the Telegraph:  According to a US  government source privy to the Nato meeting called by Turkey on Tuesday, Ankara has requested that the alliance draw up contingency plans for a no-fly zone

Turkish military reveals details of the search for missing pilots

By Hurriyet Daily News