Skepticism over the sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey – a development which will upset the balance of power in the Aegean Sea – is growing among Washington officials.
In an interview with Kathimerini, Endy Zemenidis, executive director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), says that moves by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are causing disgruntlement among the US foreign policy establishment – an increasing number of officials describe Ankara as an unpredictable and unreliable ally – and speaks about the efforts made by the Greek-American lobby, together with their Armenian counterparts, to prevent potential upgrades to Turkey’s air force.
Conscience of a Hellene 