There is a will on all sides to reach a compromise
Media mentions – NATO
Erdogan’s move as a ploy ‘to get the limelight, to be heard, and to perhaps get something in return for lifting his threat of veto.’
Aslı Aydıntaşbaş comments on the Turkish objections towards Sweden’s and Finland’s NATO membership applications
As far as defence integration is concerned, Eastern European countries trust Washington and NATO much more than Brussels and the other main European governments
adding to the security of the alliance and not detracting from it,
We see the war in Ukraine changing in character which necessitates the Western response to change as well
Joe Biden comes to Europe as the obvious leader of an unexpectedly reinvigorated transatlantic alliance
Strengthening the Eastern flank with a presence that is no longer merely symbolic but one of operational defence serves to reinforce Western credibility when diplomatic negotiations get under way