“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
“
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.”




“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


















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















Preparatory work should take into account the newly signed
















