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“Turkey has always done its own thing: “rejection of subjugation to the West has long been the bedrock of Turkish politics, whether its leadership was religious or secular, leftist or rightwing.” https://twitter.com/marcpierini1/status/1354502468760174596

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launched a brisk charm offensive with the EU and the new

president. A case in point was Erdoğan’s speech on 22.11.2020, in which he said, “We see ourselves as an inseparable part of

. We have always been the strongest member of Western Alliances, NATO in particular.”

“

leadership is prone to repeatedly adjusting its foreign policy narratives to suit domestic political requirements. This creates massive foreign policy uncertainty for Ankara’s

and

partners because

simultaneously plays friend and foe or acts both with and against NATO.”

“leadership is prone to repeatedly adjusting its foreign policy narratives to suit domestic political requirements. This creates massive foreign policy uncertainty for Ankara’s and partners because simultaneously plays friend and foe or acts both with and against NATO.”

“On the political side, Turkey’s partners will have to assess the strategic risk of a leadership that routinely uses anti-Western, conspiracy-based, nationalist narratives while ignoring several of its international commitments.”

“In this context, the continued development of

military industry under current programs is not necessarily perceived as an asset for NATO. Due to the constant bargaining between

multiple fronts,

behavior in case of potential tensions between

& NATO in, say the Baltics

or the

Sea has inevitably become a factor of uncertainty.

recent proclamations of its strong bonds with NATO are not enough to dispel this uncertainty, especially in circumstances in which

can impose political & economic constraints or inflict military damage on

or the Sea has inevitably become a factor of uncertainty. recent proclamations of its strong bonds with NATO are not enough to dispel this uncertainty, especially in circumstances in which can impose political & economic constraints or inflict military damage on

should send coordinated signals that disruptive unilateral decisions and hostile narratives are no longer tolerated. This would at least avoid Ankara playing its allies off against one another.”

and

should devise measures to minimize the adverse impact of

deployment of non-NATO assets & avoid degradation of the alliances strength vis-à-vis

Such measures could at best include the complete removal of the S400 missiles, otherwise, contingency procedures in NATO.

Atlantic partners should limit exports of military components to

disruptive policies remain unchanged, its relations with

are not clarify &

calls for

go unheeded. Such a move would clarify that critical

supplies can’t be used to increase sec risks for allies

EU and the United States should sanction the Turkish individuals most involved in dismantling the rule of law and interfering with the domestic politics of Western countries. This would be consistent with Turkey’s commitments under the NATO and Council of Europe charters.