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Is Erdogan's invite to the White House a diplomatic win?

On Friday US and Turkish officials confirmed that Turkey’s President Erdogan will visit the White House on May 9th, a move that has been described as an apparent quid pro quo for Ankara’s decision to finally green-light Sweden’s NATO membership. Alan Makovsky, veteran Turkey analyst and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, joins Thanos Davelis to examine how Erdogan finally snagged an invite to the White House, and look into what message this move sends about the Biden administration’s approach to Turkey in the wake of the Sweden NATO saga.

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

Erdogan snags White House invite in diplomatic win, Turkish press reports

Biden to host Turkey's Erdogan at White House on May 9

Greece to raise monthly minimum wage by 6.4% to 830 euros

EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt

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