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I asked a friend of mine in international law about this. Apparently, most NATO provisions are so broad that you could drive a semi through their loopholes.
A central pillar of Putin's foreign policy involves driving a wedge between NATO countries. He knows that Turkey is Islamist outlier of the group that other nations would reject defending should he force their hand. That would also cause people to doubt the viability of NATO as a whole, you see.
A central pillar of Putin's foreign policy involves driving a wedge between NATO countries. He knows that Turkey is Islamist outlier of the group that other nations would reject defending should he force their hand. That would also cause people to doubt the viability of NATO as a whole, you see.
Sure, Putin is making a bet with this. All-out war isn't his goal though all-out war could happen. He's a Clausewitzian incrementalist who understands how to manipulate the political conditions and legal framework of his day to accomplish a line of very real-world bound objectives (see blood and iron).
I read this whole spat with Turkey as him saying.
1. You cannot compete with us in the region. Stop.
2. NATO is a sham. Constituent nations might as well throw the idea out the window.
I read this whole spat with Turkey as him saying.
1. You cannot compete with us in the region. Stop.
2. NATO is a sham. Constituent nations might as well throw the idea out the window.
Turkey was a fairly benign socialist state like many Muslim countries at the time. They also happened to occupy a strip of land where we could conveniently place nuclear missiles rather than shoot them around the world (think Cuba).
You're absolutely right, though. NATO should have stricter standards for membership and this problem definitely brings that issue to the forefront.
Rather than let this fracture NATO, we could potentially let it reinvigorate NATO with a purpose. I think Turkey is currently getting a pass because it isn't a Western country, but that could change very fast.
Putin knows this too. I think he also knows that he won't get everything he wants, but hey! Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
You're absolutely right, though. NATO should have stricter standards for membership and this problem definitely brings that issue to the forefront.
Rather than let this fracture NATO, we could potentially let it reinvigorate NATO with a purpose. I think Turkey is currently getting a pass because it isn't a Western country, but that could change very fast.
Putin knows this too. I think he also knows that he won't get everything he wants, but hey! Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Russian jet was ambushed. No warnings given.
Rescued Su-24 Co-Pilot Rules Out Turkish Space Violation 'Even for Second'
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