Turkey: Ankara Seeks to Raise its Profile within NATO?
May 14, 2012 - 1:49pm, by Dorian Jones
Is Turkey playing the diplomatic card between NATO and the European Union?
For most of its 60 years as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Turkey has been content with a supporting role. But now, with Ankara feeling increasingly confident, Turkish authorities are flexing their diplomatic and economic muscles within the Atlantic Alliance.
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