Erdogan more isolated than ever on Syria

The Turkish president is on the defensive after Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian warplane; the Syrian war enters a more dangerous phase.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and his French counterpart Francois Hollande speak after a news conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, November 26, 2015. France and Russia agreed on Thursday to exchange intelligence on Islamic State and other militant groups in Syria to help improve the effectiveness of their aerial bombing campaigns in the country, French President Francois Hollande said. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool - RTX1W0QV
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and his French counterpart, Francois Hollande, speak after a news conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Nov. 26, 2015. France and Russia agreed to exchange intelligence on the Islamic State and other militant groups in Syria to help improve the effectiveness of their aerial bombing campaigns in the country, Hollande said. - REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko
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Erdogan’s "feel good moment" backfires

The most notable consequence so far of Turkey’s shooting down a Russian fighter jet Nov. 24 has been a possible opening for a deepening of Russia’s cooperation with the US-led coalition against the Islamic State and a free fall in Turkish-Russian relations.

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