For NATO, Turkey Is a Disruptive Ally - The New York Times - 0 views
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When President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey threatened this month to block NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, Western officials were exasperated — but not shocked.
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he Turkish strongman has come to be seen as something of a stickup artist.
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Now the Turkish leader is back in the role of obstructionist, and is once again invoking the Kurds, as he charges that Sweden and Finland sympathize with the Kurdish militants he has made his main enemy.
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