As Turkish democracy declines, what’s the role for fellow NATO members?

[...]it is perhaps not surprising that Erdoğan chose to seek the company of Trump, whose commitment to liberal democratic values at home are increasingly questioned and whose defense of them internationally has not been a priority. [...]Erdoğan’s hand is strengthened by the weakened state of liberal...

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Published inOrder from Chaos [BLOG]
Main Authors Kirişci, Kemal, Toygür, Ilke
Format Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington The Brookings Institution 23.07.2018
Subjects
Cold War
Defense
Democracy
National security
Orban, Viktor
Populism
Rule of law
Trump, Donald J
Afghanistan
United Kingdom > UK
Hungary
United States > US
Europe
Ankara Turkey
Syria
Western Europe
Russia
Middle East
Austria
Netherlands
Turkey
Belgium
Finland
Denmark
Poland
Italy
France
Germany
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Summary:[...]it is perhaps not surprising that Erdoğan chose to seek the company of Trump, whose commitment to liberal democratic values at home are increasingly questioned and whose defense of them internationally has not been a priority. [...]Erdoğan’s hand is strengthened by the weakened state of liberal democracy in the EU and the United States. [...]the need to deal with imminent threats to Turkish national security-coupled with U.S. and European disengagement from the Middle East-nudged Erdoğan to hedge and get closer to players with growing influence in the region such as Russia.
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