washington institute : Middle East in Crisis, NATO in Disarray: The Stakes for the Ankara Summit

Watch an expert preview of next month’s NATO summit in Ankara as the alliance deals with lingering tensions from Ukraine, Iran, and other crises.

washington institute / by Levent Gumrukcu, Julianne Smith, Soner Cagaptay

ith transatlantic tensions simmering over Trump’s direct challenge to NATO, the Ukraine war, the Iran war, and other crises, Turkey is hoping that its good ties with the alliance’s eastern and western flanks will help it broker progress when it hosts the next NATO summit on July 7-8. At the same time, Ankara’s important geostrategic position near Ukraine, Syria, Gaza, and Iran may give it a foothold to help with U.S.-led efforts to mediate regional conflicts and rebuild war-ravaged societies….

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