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EU can’t have it both ways with Turkey
ROME — Whichever way one looks at it, the European Union’s policy toward Turkey does not hold water.
For the past several months, the bloc has adopted a strategy of mild confrontation over Turkey’s belligerence in the Mediterranean while taking pains not to alienate a…
- Nathalie Tocci
- Politico
It’s time for the EU to stop trying to have it both ways and reset the relationship with Turkey, rebuilding a partnership on the grounds of rules-based cooperation.
Given what the EU sees as violations of international law by Ankara, the bloc has had to respond to Turkey’s violations of Greek airspace and…