{"id":450992,"date":"2022-05-22T02:39:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T23:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/recep-tayyip-erdogan-thwarts-nato-alliances-biden-feckless-to-stop-him\/"},"modified":"2022-05-22T02:39:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T23:39:20","slug":"recep-tayyip-erdogan-thwarts-nato-alliances-biden-feckless-to-stop-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/recep-tayyip-erdogan-thwarts-nato-alliances-biden-feckless-to-stop-him\/","title":{"rendered":"#Recep Tayyip Erdogan thwarts NATO alliances, Biden feckless to stop him"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c1ae291bce\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c1ae291bce\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/recep-tayyip-erdogan-thwarts-nato-alliances-biden-feckless-to-stop-him\/#%E2%80%9CRecep_Tayyip_Erdogan_thwarts_NATO_alliances_Biden_feckless_to_stop_him%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Recep Tayyip Erdogan thwarts NATO alliances, Biden feckless to stop him&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRecep_Tayyip_Erdogan_thwarts_NATO_alliances_Biden_feckless_to_stop_him%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Recep Tayyip Erdogan thwarts NATO alliances, Biden feckless to stop him&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Biden_Erdogan-2-e1653068168421.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan bolstered his image as a petty little tyrant Thursday by declaring that he will reject Finland and Sweden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications to join NATO, hindering the West\u2019s efforts to stand up against Vladimir Putin\u2019s aggression.<\/p>\n<p>Worse, the Turkish threat inspired tiny Croatia to also declare opposition, though that\u2019s likely just an effort to win some sort of bribe from other members.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine, the Swedes and Finns both abandoned their decades-long policies against entangling  alliances, military or political. <\/p>\n<p>It was a recognition that the world has changed: It\u2019s no longer possible to see NATO as a tool of US imperialism while post-Soviet Russia no longer leads any kind of power bloc (but sadly is well on its way to rogue-nation status).<\/p>\n<p>And both Finland and Sweden have been edging closer to NATO, cooperating on multiple fronts. \u201cThis is a good day at a critical moment for our security,\u201d NATO Secretary-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a>\u00a0Jens Stoltenberg said the day before the Turkish announcement. \u201cEvery nation has the right to choose its own path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan\u2019s gripe is actually his own demand for a bribe: He wants the Swedes and Finns to end what he calls their support for \u201cterrorist organizations,\u201d chiefly the Kurdistan Workers\u2019 Party, or PKK, and lift export bans on certain arms sales to Turkey.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>In fact, the two nations have simply offered support to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, which do cooperate <em>somewhat<\/em> with the PKK (because beggars can\u2019t be choosers).  Ironically, Erdogan early in his tenure actually neared peace in Ankara\u2019s decades-long struggle against the PKK in Turkey, before his imperialist\/Islamist ambitions reopened the conflict. <\/p>\n<p>That is, his insistence that the rest of NATO respect Turkey\u2019s \u201cnational security\u201d is really about demanding a free hand for policies deeply at odds with core Western beliefs, including Stoltenberg\u2019s \u201cEvery nation has the right to choose its own path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNATO\u2019s enlargement is meaningful to us to the extent that it respects our sensitivities,\u201d Erdogan insists. But increasingly Turkey is the odd man out. <\/p>\n<p>Top Swedes and Finns will meet with President Biden to discuss a path forward; greater bilateral cooperation with most of NATO is a sure thing. Too bad Biden lacks the chops to compel a \u201cyes\u201d from Turkey, and so is sending Putin yet another message that the West will never get its act together.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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