As NATO’s historically important summit arrives, the alliance is prepared to make crucial decisions and adopt its new strategic concept. While Russia’s attack on Ukraine has rapidly boosted NATO’s importance, the alliance was already working on its new strategic concept document under the guidance of the NATO 2030 Initiative to update the most recent version, which was published in 2010. The security environment has undergone significant changes since then and NATO needs to adapt. Türkiye, a long-standing key ally within the alliance, supports NATO’s 2030 vision, which emphasizes deeper political consultation, increased defense and deterrence, and a more global approach, among other issues. Still, Türkiye has legitimate security concerns that should be addressed, particularly relating to counterterrorism efforts – including the issues recently raised due to Finland and Sweden’s applications for membership in the alliance. While Türkiye will continue to demonstrate a strong commitment to NATO, the country also expects concrete support from its allies in addressing its national security concerns.
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- Foreign Policy
- Policy Report
- Security
- 24 February 2022 | Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Aegean Sea
- Anti-Turkish Sentiment | Anti-Turkism | Turkophobia | Turkish Fear
- Eastern Mediterranean
- Finland
- Finland and Sweden Applications to Join NATO
- Finland-PKK/PYD/YPG/SDF Relations
- Finland-Terror Relations
- Greece
- International Law
- Kurdistan Workers' Party Terrorist Organization (PKK)
- Mediterranean
- Militarization of Eastern Aegean Islands by Greece
- NATO
- NATO Membership
- Normalization
- PKK - YPG - SDF - PYD - YPJ - SDG - HBDH - HPG - KCK - PJAK - TAK - YBŞ
- Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C)
- Russia-Ukraine War
- SETA
- SETA PDF
- SETA Report
- Sweden
- Sweden-PKK/PYD/YPG/SDF Relations
- Sweden-Terror Relations
- Treaty of Lausanne | 24 July 1923
- Turkish Foreign Policy
- Türkiye
- Türkiye-Greece Relations
- Türkiye-NATO Relations
- Türkiye's Foreign Policy