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Madrid summit: Acquirement and its aftermath
| OpinionI spent three days in Madrid as part of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s official delegation …
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OpinionNATO’s critical Madrid summit and Türkiye
By Burhanettin DuranTürkiye emerges as a power that generates stability and security in its neighborhood – Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Balkans, the Middle East, the Gulf and North Africa.
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Foreign PolicyReport: NATO at the Crossroads
By Murat YeşiltaşIn this collection of essays, we discuss how NATO can overcome strategic challenges and recalibrate the strength of the alliance under the new geopolitical circumstances. The essays in this report focus on NATO’s transformations after the Ukraine war and attempt to understand Türkiye’s foreign policy alternatives within the context of its relations with the West, Russia, and NATO.
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Foreign PolicyReport: Making Sense of Türkiye’s Role in the Future of NATO
By Rıfat ÖncelThis paper consists of two main parts. In the first part, it explains the main priorities that NATO is focusing on by elaborating on the Russian attack on Ukraine, the China challenge, and the changing character of military and non-military threats. In the second part, the paper delivers a framework to make sense of why Türkiye particularly attaches unique significance to some issues. It concludes that Türkiye will continue to support NATO endeavors but the country expects its allies to cooperate on counterterrorism efforts and also expects calibrated and meaningful engagement in Greek-Turkish disagreements.
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The meaning of Erdoğan’s last three moves
By Burhanettin DuranWith his latest moves, Erdoğan is not starting a crisis but instead highlighting a framework for justice and a lasting alliance in Turkey’s relations with NATO, the U.S. and Greece
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Which Turkey does the West prefer?
By Muhittin AtamanConsidering Turkey’s geostrategic location and its military and political power, Western countries need to calculate the cost of alienating Ankara
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NATO, terrorism, Turkey: Who should persuade whom?
By Burhanettin DuranAnkara's only condition is that Sweden, Finland and NATO members do not participate in campaigns that threaten Turkey's security, such as supporting PKK/YPG terrorists
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NATO bid: Time for negotiations, not campaigns
By Burhanettin DuranAnkara does not oppose NATO’s expansion or the admission of Sweden and Finland categorically. It is perfectly normal, however, for Turkey to urge its allies to take into consideration its security concerns, which they have ignored countless times to date, at this particular time and to insist that they take action.
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From Turkey to NATO: An unmissable opportunity
By Burhanettin DuranAnkara is not against NATO's expansion amid the Russia-Ukraine war but objects to Finland and Sweden's unacceptable policies on terrorist groups