Do NATO and Turkey Have a Future Together?

Interviews with Daniel Pipes

World Geostrategic Insights (Italy)
September 4, 2022

World Geostrategic Insights: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated on Sep. 2 that „A NATO without Turkey is unthinkable. Greece has no value in NATO. If there is Turkey, NATO is strong, if there is no Turkey, NATO is weak.“ Is he correct?

„Daniel Pipes: No, he is wrong, and for two main reasons. First, while Turkey does bring important assets to the NATO alliance – its large armed forces, formidable military industry, and critical geographic location – those assets are all vitiated by Turkish actions. The forces attack civilians in Syria, the armaments go to Ethiopia, and the location leads to outrageous land and sea claims. Secondly, Greece is a loyal member of NATO, it has built up its military strength, and it works productively with two non-NATO partners, Cyprus and Israel. The reliability of Greece makes it far more valuable to NATO than Turkey.“ (…)

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