Why Erdogan is playing good cop with the West
Turkey’s president, the Sultan of Swing Policy, is good at reading the room. He’s also shamelessly transactional.
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Turkey’s president, the Sultan of Swing Policy, is good at reading the room. He’s also shamelessly transactional.
Ukraine will now fear a Groundhog Day situation, where this year’s NATO promises go the same way as George Bush’s in 2008.
How coherent, purposeful or united can an alliance of 32 nation states really be?
Turkey has finally dropped its opposition to Sweden joining Nato but Ukraine’s pathway to joining the alliance remains murkier.
Joe Biden will stop by the UK en route to NATO’s Vilnius summit while his emissaries take turns mending relations with China.
Prediction: Sweden is highly unlikely to secure admission to NATO at this summit.
Dilemmas and tensions over Ukraine and Sweden’s aspiring NATO membership will dominate discussions held in the Lithuanian capital next week.
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