Adam L. Silverman, PhD*
It looks like the next round of flotilla disputes between the Israelis and the Turks is just about ready to kick off. (Hat tip to Zandar) And this time, provided the reporting is correct, the Turks are not going to just send the relief ships. Just one more problem set to worry about as Septemeber rolls on. We should all keep good thoughts that cooler heads prevail and that, if they don't, Turkey doesn't invoke its Article 5 rights under the North Atlantic Treaty. Then again, that might prove very, very interesting...
* Adam L. Silverman is the Culture and Foreign Language Advisor at the US Army War College. The views expressed here are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of the US Army War College and/or the US Army.
