Sweden has yet to extradite suspects wanted by Turkey on terrorism-related charges despite signing a deal to lift Ankara’s veto of the Nordic country’s NATO accession last month, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut said today. Cavusoglu. Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but faced opposition from Turkey, which accused the […]
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Turkey has the second largest army in NATO: At what cost and for how much?
When Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan chose to play hardball diplomatically for Sweden and Finland to join NATO, he and his top officials knew that many defense analysts, diplomats and think tankers would begin the analysis. After all, the Erdogan regime has long had an embellished sense of Turkey’s importance. “Let’s be clear, we have […]
N. Panagiotopoulos: Revisionism a key threat to Greece-USA-NATO – Meeting with L. Austin in Washington
Revisionism is a key threat to both the interests of Greece and the US as well as NATO, as the Minister of National Defense, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, stated, among others, during his meeting yesterday, Monday, July 18, with his American counterpart, Lloyd Austin, at the Pentagon, Washington. “It must”, noted Mr. Panagiotopoulos, “be a common goal […]
Sweden Rejects Request to Extradite Gulenist to Turkey, Erdogan Threatens New NATO Veto
Turkey will “freeze” Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO membership efforts if the Nordic countries do not live up to pledges to fight terrorism made last month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, adding that he believed the Sweden “doesn’t look good” at the moment. Finland and Sweden applied to join the defense alliance in […]
US supports $1.5 billion in arms sales to NATO allies
The US State Department has said it supports the sale of arms totaling $1.45 billion to NATO allies Estonia and Norway, according to Bloomberg. Ukraine’s defense minister said earlier that the first M270 multiple launch missile system has arrived in the country and will boost the country’s ability to strike long-range targets. The UK has […]
Russia has criticized the US and Britain for military support to Ukraine
Russia’s foreign ministry today criticized the US and Britain for aiding Ukraine’s armed forces, calling the support part of a “hybrid war” being waged by NATO countries against Russia. In a press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed out that Washington has provided trainers to Ukraine who help the Ukrainian armed forces use multiple […]
FT Article: NATO should be ready to suspend Turkey’s membership in the Alliance
Mark Wallace and Madeleine Joelson present another perspective on dealing with the blackmail of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in an article hosted by the Financial Times. The two columnists, who are members of the NGO Turkish Democracy Project, refute the argument of the well-known British journalist Gideon Rachman “about the need for NATO to […]
‘Yes’ in Sweden and Finland from the Bundestag
The German parliament ratified the agreement on the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO in the last plenary session before the recess. But what will Turkey do? Germany had promised very fast “fast track” procedures for the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO and implemented it. The ratification of the agreement for the […]
Ankara’s game with NATO, Finland and Sweden – What does Erdogan really want?
By Melik Kaylan Everyone is wondering what Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has in mind. He initially blocks Finland and Sweden from joining NATO, then lifts his veto, having apparently won concessions on Kurdish terrorism. Or at least it seems so. Erdogan himself who defied Russia by selling destructive drones to Ukraine. Is he friendly with […]
N. Dendias: International Law and the International Law of the Sea are the basis for improving Greece-Turkey relations
“There is absolutely no reason why Greece and Turkey cannot become best friends, but Turkey must accept international law and international law of the sea,” said Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in an interview with “Economist” on the sidelines of the 26th Economist conference in Lagonisi. “Let’s try to solve a geometry exercise and let’s try […]
