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FILE - In this Friday, May 4, 2018 file photo, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, looks at his phone during a ceremony in Istanbul. Erdogan said Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2018, that his country will boycott U.S.-made electronic goods amid a diplomatic spat that has helped trigger a Turkish currency crisis. Showing no signs of backing down in the standoff, Erdogan suggested that Turkey would stop procuring U.S.-made Iphones and buy Korean Samsung or Turkish-made Vestel instead. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

The Latest: White House says Turkey treated pastor ‘badly’

Associated Press

Illustration on the trouble with Turkey by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Turkey’s interests are more permanent than its alliances

By Robert Moore

FILE - In this June 16, 2018 file photo, Taliban fighters ride their motorbikes inside Ghazni city, capital of Ghazni province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. An Afghan official said Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, that security forces are battling the Taliban for the third straight day following a massive insurgent attack into the key city of Ghazni. The Taliban pushed into Ghazni from different directions on Friday and destroyed a telecommunication tower, cutting off landline and cell phone communications. (AP Photo, File)

US advising Afghan forces in battle for eastern city

By RAHIM FAIEZ and KATHY GANNON - Associated Press

Report: Montenegro seeks ex-CIA agent in failed coup

By PREDRAG MILIC - Associated Press

In this May 21, 2017, file photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, from left to right: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi; Saudi King Salman; U.S. first lady Melania Trump; and President Donald Trump; visit the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump has made clear who he considers to be his friends, and his foes, on the international stage. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)

Donald Trump’s ‘Arab NATO’ Middle East Strategic Alliance faces skepticism, commitment issues

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, a column of Russian armored vehicles seen on their way to the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali somewhere in the Georgian breakaway region, South Ossetia, Georgia. The Russian military quickly routed the Georgian army during the August 2008 war. Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in an interview broadcast by Russian state television Tuesday Aug. 7, 2018, on the 10th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war, issued a stern warning that incorporating Georgia into NATO could trigger a new &quot;horrible&quot; conflict. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev, File)

Georgia joining NATO would spark ‘horrible conflict,’ Russian official warns

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, center, Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas, right, and Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis pose for media prior a meeting in the hotel Sacher in Salzburg, Austria, on Friday, July 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson) ** FILE **

Estonia halts NATO air drills after missile misfires

Associated Press

In this file photo taken on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008, a column of Russian armored vehicles seen on their way to the South Ossetian capital Tskhinvali somewhere in the Georgian breakaway region, South Ossetia, Georgia. The Russian military quickly routed the Georgian army during the August 2008 war. Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in an interview broadcast by Russian state television Tuesday Aug. 7, 2018, on the 10th anniversary of the Russia-Georgia war, issued a stern warning that incorporating Georgia into NATO could trigger a new &quot;horrible&quot; conflict. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev, File)

Russia warns of ‘horrible’ conflict if Georgia joins NATO

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

In this July 25, 2018 photo, Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, arrives at his house in Izmir, Turkey. Brunson, who had been jailed in Turkey for more than one and a half years on terror and espionage charges was released and will be put under house arrest as his trial continues. The White House is announcing that the Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on two Turkish officials over a detained American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)

EDITORIAL: Turkey’s vindictive behavior is unworthy of a NATO ‘ally’

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

IN this Aug. 2, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump is cheered as he arrives for a rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes Barre, Pa.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump on steel mills, clean air, NATO

By HOPE YEN and CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

NATO to modernize air base in Albania

Associated Press

In this May 15, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Abu Dhabi's crown prince, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in the White House in Washington. Yemen's yearslong war between Shiite rebels and a Saudi-led coalition backing its exiled government has escalated with an assault on the insurgent-held port city of Hodeida. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Trump’s ‘Arab NATO’ plan to counter Iran draws strong global reactions

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

In this July 25, 2018, file photo, Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, arrives at his house in Izmir, Turkey. An American pastor who had been jailed in Turkey for more than one and a half years on terror and espionage charges was released Wednesday and will be put under house arrest as his trial continues. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul) ** FILE **

U.S. European Command chief visits Turkey, amid growing tensions

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Senators privately reassure European allies on NATO support

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

People demonstrate against the change of the country's constitutional name in front of the Parliament building in Skopje, Macedonia or Republic of Macedonia, Wednesday, June 13, 2018. A historic deal ending a decades-long dispute between neighbors Greece and Macedonia over the latter's name met with mixed reactions in both countries Wednesday, with some welcoming the agreement and others horrified at what they see as unacceptable concessions. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Senators introduce bipartisan resolution supporting Macedonia name change, condemning Russia

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump waves after a news conference with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in the East Room of the White House, Monday, July 30, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: President Trump and his fictions about NATO

By CALVIN WOODWARD - Associated Press

RAF Typhoons respond to Russian warplane over Black Sea

Associated Press

In this July 25, 2018, file photo, Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, arrives at his house in Izmir, Turkey. An American pastor who had been jailed in Turkey for more than one and a half years on terror and espionage charges was released Wednesday and will be put under house arrest as his trial continues. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul) ** FILE **

The Latest: Turkey calls US threats over pastor unacceptable

Associated Press

Illustration on the difficulties inherent in expanding NATO by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

How NATO enlargement becomes a security liability

By Charles V. Pena

Illustration on solving the problems of NATO by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Reforming NATO is the only way to save it

By Victor Davis Hanson