ISTANBUL – Following the recent safe return of 46 Turkish hostages held by the Islamic State, hopes were raised in the United States that Turkey would finally commit to joining the US-led coalition now fighting the group. But Turkey’s willingness to contribute to the coalition remains constrained by the legacy of its ill-fated Syria policy, as well as by a fundamental strategic disconnect between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government and US President Barack Obama’s administration.
伊斯坦布尔—最近，46名被伊斯兰国劫持的土耳其人质安全返回，美国开始希望土耳其最终能够加入其所领导的对抗伊斯兰国(IS)的联盟。但土耳其为该联盟出力的意愿饱受其不幸的叙利亚政策以及总统埃尔多安政府和美国总统奥巴马政府在基本战略方面的分歧的掣肘。