Thursday, November 05, 2009

David Schenker: A NATO Without Turkey? - WSJ.com

"A NATO Without Turkey?
Ankara's Islamist government is turning away from the Western alliance.

By DAVID SCHENKER

The European Union has long debated the merits of Turkish EU membership. But now, nearly a decade after Islamists took the reins of power in Ankara, the central question is no longer whether Turkey should be integrated into Europe's economic and political structure, but rather whether Turkey should remain a part of the Western defense structure."

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