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Turkey in NATO

Published: July 7, 2017, 6:01 p.m.

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International & National Security Law Practice Group Podcast

Turkey\\u2019s President Erdogan has secured authoritarian rule through constitutional restructuring. He does not tolerate dissent and has arrested journalists, prosecutors, judges, military officials, police, academics and civil servants. Turkey would arguably not qualify to join NATO today. Turkey is seeking common cause with Russia and Iran. Erdogan has called America\\u2019s Kurdish allies in Syria “terrorists\\u201d and launched air strikes against them. NATO has never expelled a member state. When are the risks to NATO countries\\u2019 security and intelligence compelling enough to consider expelling Turkey? Are other, lesser sanctions\\xa0an option? What would be the mechanism to accomplish this?

Featuring:\\xa0

  • Alan Makovsky, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
  • Blaise Misztal, Director of National Security, Bipartisan Policy Center
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