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Germany blocks the sale of Eurofighters to Turkey. Should this serve as an example for the US?

Germany’s parliament blocked the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey earlier this month. This decision follows the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, and comes amid reports that Turkey is pressing the US to lift CAATSA sanctions and sell it F-35s. Sinan Ciddi, a non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an expert on Turkish politics, and Bradley Bowman, senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power at FDD, join Thanos Davelis as we break down why Germany’s move is significant and whether it should serve as an example to the Trump administration.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

‘Attack on Democracy’: Germany Blocks Eurofighter Sale to Turkey for Imprisoning Opposition Leader

Time For a New Policy Toward Erdogan

FinMin sends message of recovery from IMF Spring Meetings

Greece announces 1 billion euros in financial benefits after posting 1.3% budget surplus

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