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"While Turkey appears to have won the battle within Nato, it actually finds itself in a bind that is largely of its own making" (Photo: svenwerk)

Turkey's dangerous gambit

The statement issued by the North Atlantic Council on Tuesday (28 July) said little but was still unable to hide the disunity within Nato.

Worse, it exposed Europe’s inability to be heard. Even more dangerously, by not mentioning the PKK or the military operations undertaken by Ankara at all, let alone condemn them, it showed that Turkey’s gamble to thrust itself into the turmoil across its southern border might be paying off—for now.

Initially, Turkey’s decision to go to war aga...

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"While Turkey appears to have won the battle within Nato, it actually finds itself in a bind that is largely of its own making" (Photo: svenwerk)

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