Turkey Bids to Join BRICS in Push to Build Alliances Beyond West

catloaf , 17 hours ago (edited 3 hours ago)

Since when has Turkey had “traditional Western allies”? They’ve been trying to play all sides since even before their independence in 1923. The biggest reason the US tries to maintain good terms is because we have two Air Force bases there.

hddsx , 18 hours ago

Replace Turkey with Ukraine in NATO?

RubicTopaz , 16 hours ago (edited 3 hours ago)

Turkey contributes the second highest number of personnel to NATO so it wouldn’t be easy to replace.

It’s also one of israel’s primary trading partners, despite its pro-Palestinian rhetoric. Hopefully this is the start of a change in its foreign policy, though I doubt any major changes will happen while Erdogan is in power.

Alsephina , 9 hours ago (edited 3 hours ago)

It’s also one of israel’s primary trading partners, despite its pro-Palestinian rhetoric.

Turkey halted its trade with israel in May of this year. Only due to internal pressure most likely — and far too late — but better than nothing, and it is another sign that the country is looking more and more towards the rising east than the declining west even under Erdogan.

hddsx , 3 hours ago

Rising East? Declining west? These sound like loaded terms designated for Chinese or Russian benefit…

CaptainBasculin , 11 hours ago

What an unexpected surprise, Erdogan is chasing wherever he can go to fill his pockets.

FlyingSquid , 10 hours ago

How will they change the acronym?

BRICST?

Diplomjodler3 , 8 hours ago

BRICKED

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