Erdogan in NATO: Russia’s ‘Trojan horse’?
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned from London to Ankara as a “loser” who failed to achieve anything at the NATO summit.
NATO celebrated its 70th birthday at its London summit. The Dec. 3-4 meeting displayed the alliance’s disunity and revealed the fissures and bad blood among the leaders of its member-states more than any previous ones despite the nine-point statement issued after the summit.
“In challenging times, we are stronger as an Alliance, and our people safer. Our bond and mutual commitment have guaranteed our freedoms, our values, and our security for seventy years. We act today to ensure that NATO guarantees those freedoms, values, and security for generations to come,” the statement said.
Prior to the summit, French President Emmanuel Macron had referred to the “brain death” of NATO in a slap at US President Donald Trump's leadership. In an awkward news conference, Trump and his French counterpart had a tense exchange over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In an earlier Al-Monitor piece, I wrote about the “transatlantic love affair” between Erdogan and Trump.
