Has the West given Turkey too much leverage over Sweden?

from The Greek Current · host Hellenic Leaders

With the NATO Summit at Vilnius around the corner, everyone’s attention is on Turkey and whether it will lift its veto over Sweden’s NATO membership bid. This is also putting the focus on Turkey’s request to purchase F-16 jets from the US. Endy Zemenides, HALC’s Executive Director, joins Thanos Davelis to break down how NATO allies have given Turkey too much leverage when it comes to Sweden’s membership bid and look at the latest developments on the proposed sale of F-16s to Turkey. We also look at how Greece’s elections have led to a shakeup in Greece’s representation in the US and what this means for US-Greece relations, while assessing if there is any new momentum on the Cyprus issue.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:NATO’s Welcome Party for Sweden Is Back on IceSwedish NATO membership: No deal with Turkey, leaders meet next weekGreece pledges more high defense spending, seeks F-35 fleetNATO allies to spend ‘at least 2%’ of GDP on defense, diplomats sayFDI in Greece at record levels

What this episode covers

Endy Zemenides, HALC’s Executive Director, joins Thanos Davelis to break down how NATO allies have given Turkey too much leverage when it comes to Sweden’s membership bid and look at the latest developments on the proposed sale of F-16s to Turkey. We also look at how Greece’s elections have led to a shakeup in Greece’s representation in the US and what this means for US-Greece relations, while assessing if there is any new momentum on the Cyprus issue.