"Turkey Facing East-West Dilemma Over NATO Missile-Shield Plan
Turkey has been a member of NATO since 1952.
November 02, 2010
By Robert Tait
Turkey's 60-year membership in NATO will undergo its toughest test this month when the country decides whether to allow a NATO antimissile shield to be based on its territory.
Analysts are casting the decision as a key moment in Ankara's foreign policy that could potentially determine whether Turkey remains within the Western orbit or decisively turns its gaze eastward, as some Western officials fear."
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