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Sunday, September 07, 2014

NATO Coalition Against ISIS: Turkey Role Mostly Symbolic

NATO Coalition Against ISIS: Turkey Role Mostly Symbolic
By Alessandria Masi@alessandriamasia.masi@ibtimes.com
on September 07 2014 12:29 PM

Turkey is the most crucial country in President Barack Obama’s proposed NATO coalition against the Islamic State, but it’s also the least willing. As the only NATO member in the region, as well as a known entry point for foreign fighters going to Syria, Turkey wields a disproportionate amount of power when it comes to fighting the Islamic State, or the militant group formerly known as ISIS. But because of Turkey’s own vulnerable political situation, experts believe the Muslim country will play a mostly passive role.

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