[W]hat the Switzerland negotiations ultimately lead to may help determine who the next U.S. president will be, as much as they will define the rules of the game in the Middle East.
A negotiated deal remains possible. Both sides will have to make compromises but that route must be explored extensively.
The conclusion is that the war will likely continue for several weeks.
[B]ilateral relations between the United States and Turkey are very close, long-standing, and mutually dependent.
The split over the Ukraine vote was seen as the biggest divide between Western powers at the U.N. since the 2003 Iraq War.