Turkey and Ukraine: Walking a tightrope between NATO and Russia. Talking with Rich Outzen, geopolitical consultant and nonresident fellow of the Atlantic Council.

The San Francisco Experience

EpisodeAug 31, 202235m

Turkey and Ukraine: Walking a tightrope between NATO and Russia. Talking with Rich Outzen, geopolitical consultant and nonresident fellow of the Atlantic Council.

The San Francisco Experience

EpisodeAug 31, 202235m

Turkey has adroitly maneuvered between the warring parties of Ukraine and Russia during the current conflict. But Turkey clearly wants Ukraine to win and has supplied drones and other materiel to its' neighbor. At the same time it is trying to broker a peace deal between the warring parties. Rich Outzen walks us through Turkey's grand strategy.

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We are a "deep dive" news podcast, for Americans who get their news from the Internet. Our mission is to give the listener succinct, fact based analysis both non-ideological and independent from a California, Silicon Valley perspective. Your host Jim Herlihy is a published author: his novel “Deceit and Dirty Money” is available on line. He served as President of the SF Public Library Commission 1992 - 1996. While working in Latin America, he was a stringer for The Economist, The Times and the BBC. Jim serves as a director on two SF sister city boards : Bangalore, India and Cork, Ireland.

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