"Nato role unsettles Ankara’s ambitions
By Delphine Strauss in Ankara
Published: March 22 2011 23:36 | Last updated: March 22 2011 23:36
Turkey’s objections to the military intervention in Libya reflect the difficulties of balancing its traditional role within Nato with its aspirations to be a regional power.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, has won influence in the Arab world by asserting Ankara’s independence from the west: refusing to aid the US invasion of Iraq, lambasting Israel, and opposing UN sanctions imposed on Iran last year."
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