Turkey is the red-headed step-child of NATO. With a history of military coups, a penchant for internal crackdowns on dissent, and a big nationalist streak, the Mediterranean power's internal politics have always been complicated. This is certainly the case with current President Recep Tayyip…
Turkey is the red-headed step-child of NATO. With a history of military coups, a penchant for internal crackdowns on dissent, and a big nationalist streak, the Mediterranean power's internal politics have always been complicated. This is certainly the case with current President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who not only has a habit of bucking the West’s preferences but is perfectly fine with throwing sand into the gears of NATO’S decision-making process.
Unfortunately, expelling Turkey or any other member from NATO isn’t as straightforward as holding a special meeting, raising your hands, and telling the country in question to pack its bags and leave headquarters. The procedural questions of actually booting a member out aren’t set in stone — in fact, they aren’t set at all. There is nothing in the Washington Treaty stipulating that expulsion is even possible.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Turkey says Sweden was complicit in burning of Quran amid tension over NATO membership bid | CNNThe Swedish government was complicit in the burning of the Quran at a protest in Stockholm last weekend, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu reportedly said Thursday.
Read more »
A sorry set of anniversaries that will cost AmericansMany if not most Americans were up in arms when news broke that an obscure federal regulatory agency was considering a ban on natural gas stoves, and rightly so. A government that meddles in Mama’s kitchen for no good reason clearly has gotten too big.
Read more »
Sorry haters, why Tony Romo is the best NFL announcerRomo has what others don’t: A stream of spontaneous, out-loud and even incautious consciousness spoken before it becomes worthless hindsight.
Read more »
10 celebrities who need to say 'sorry' and mean itPresident Biden, Hunter Biden, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, there are lots of celebrities who need to think hard about saying 'sorry' to people they've hurt.
Read more »
The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week'Sorry we’re late, my kid thought he couldn’t go to school with hiccups'
Read more »
Pelosi Suspect Says Sorry He Didn’t ‘Get More of Them’“I want to apologize to everyone. I messed up. What I did was really bad. I’m so sorry I didn’t get more of them. It’s my own fault. No one else is to blame. I should have come better prepared.”
Read more »