podlist.gr

The Greek Current
The Greek Current

The dangers of Biden appeasing Turkey over Sweden

Now that President Erdogan has secured reelection, the Biden administration is stepping up its efforts to pressure the Turkish President to lift his veto over Sweden’s accession to NATO. While Secretary of State Antony Blinken has publicly denied any link between Sweden’s NATO accession and the delivery of F-16s, President Biden has suggested a quid pro quo. Expert Michael Rubin, a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and a former Pentagon official, joins Thanos Davelis to explain why trading F-16s and F-16 upgrades to Turkey in exchange for Erdogan lifting his veto on Sweden would be a pyrrhic victory at best, undermining, not enhancing, NATO cohesion and capability.

Read Michael Rubin’s latest here: Will Joe Biden Destroy NATO By Appeasing Turkey On Sweden?

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

Biden says he and Erdogan talked about F-16s, Sweden's NATO bid

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces new cabinet

‘If Greece were a stock, its value would be rising’

Πηγή: http://www.hellenicleaders.com/

‹ Προηγούμενο Επόμενο ›

Περισσότερα επεισόδια

Cyprus puts the spotlight on religious freedom and protecting Christians and other Middle East minorities

Cyprus is once again making headline news as Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides becomes the first leader in the region to appoint a special representative - Ambassador Thessalia Salina Shambos - for religious freedoms and the protection of minorities in the Middle East. The move, welcomed in Washington, comes as new concerns about religious and ethnic minorities are emerging in the wake of...

Greece and Cyprus on alert over possible Turkey-Syria EEZ deal

Athens and Nicosia are putting the spotlight on reports that Turkey and Syria could potentially reach a deal to delimit their maritime zones in a way that would promote Turkey’s “Blue Homeland” doctrine, and disregard the rights of neighboring states like Cyprus. Such a move would raise the specter of legal and political tensions reminiscent of the illegal Turkey-Libya memorandum. Vassilis...

Is Turkey outplaying Egypt and the US in the Horn of Africa?

For many, it seems Turkey’s Erdogan is coming out as the big winner in Syria. But looking beyond the Middle East, it seems Ankara is also emerging as a winner in another arena - in the Horn of Africa. Its recent role in mediating a deal between Ethiopia and Somalia demonstrates Ankara’s growing assertiveness on the world stage, and is a clear message to Egypt and even Washington. Mariam Wahba,...