It’s Not A Big Deal If Turkiye Indefinitely Delays Sweden’s NATO Bid
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Turkiye has nothing to lose by indefinitely delaying that country’s official membership in NATO in exchange for Sweden making tangible progress on helping Ankara ensure its national security interests like President Erdogan has requested. Despite the political blow this would inflict on that bloc’s reputation, its objective military interests wouldn’t be damaged since it’s unrealistic to expect Russia to attack Sweden anyhow, and the US and its allies would likely defend it in that extremely fringe scenario.
It’s Not A Big Deal If Turkiye Indefinitely Delays Sweden’s NATO Bid
It’s Not A Big Deal If Turkiye Indefinitely…
It’s Not A Big Deal If Turkiye Indefinitely Delays Sweden’s NATO Bid
Turkiye has nothing to lose by indefinitely delaying that country’s official membership in NATO in exchange for Sweden making tangible progress on helping Ankara ensure its national security interests like President Erdogan has requested. Despite the political blow this would inflict on that bloc’s reputation, its objective military interests wouldn’t be damaged since it’s unrealistic to expect Russia to attack Sweden anyhow, and the US and its allies would likely defend it in that extremely fringe scenario.