For Erdogan, Turkish Foreign Policy Was Always Meant to Be Assertive

How Erdogan Muscled Turkey to the Center of the World Stage Henri J. Barkey Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 Over the past decade or so, Turkey, a critical NATO member and once-aspiring candidate for membership in the European Union, has refashioned itself as a revisionist power openly challenging not just its regional neighbors but also treaty allies like France and the United States. More:For Erdogan, Turkish Foreign Policy Was Always Meant to Be Assertive