On January 27, 2024, two days after the Biden administration again urged Congress to greenlight F-16 sales to Turkey, Turkey s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at a public meeting of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), "Our struggle did
US President Joe Biden has made official the quid pro quo for the deal struck for Turkey to lift its hold on Sweden s NATO membership. The White House sent letters to members of Congress urging that they approve a $20 billion sale of F-16s to Turkey.
After a 22-month delay marked by repeated attempts by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extort concessions from Sweden and the United States, the Turkish parliament approved Sweden s NATO accession. The saga is not over Erdogan still needs to
Turkey s blackmail of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) over Sweden s accession is the latest episode to raise questions about whether Turkey s belongs in the alliance. Certainly, NATO leaders and many in the White House will celebrate Turkey
Secretary of State Antony Blinken knew he was entering a hornets nest when, last week, he stopped off in Ankara to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan has been a problematic partner at the best of times: He plays Washington and Moscow