Public Forum – February 2022 – Turkey and NATO

Unlike some strategically important countries we could name, you can count on your allies at HSD to have your back on the February 2022 topic.

TIME STAMPS

Get Your Facts Straight 3:47
Pro-Heavy Debate 14:25
Timeframe is Key 17:47
Alternative is Worse 22:13
Location, Location, Location 28:29
Don’t Blame Turkey 31:35
Ukraine Changes Everything 36:19
Russia Ties Are Deal-Breaker 41:41
Obstructing Consensus 47:51
Sowing Chaos in Middle East 51:13

SOURCES

GENERAL INFO

Debate Track, Turkey/NATO Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e_ErfqoYbU&t=624s

Intelligence Squared Turkey-NATO Debate Intro (2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rK8CG_20kps

Intelligence Squared Turkey-NATO Debate Discussion (2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAI2QIDqFqA

Antoine Got (2020), on how Turkey-NATO relations got so bad so fast: https://warontherocks.com/2020/11/turkeys-crisis-with-the-west-how-a-new-low-in-relations-risks-paralyzing-nato/

Gurer and Sozer (2021), summarizing the Turkey-NATO relationship: https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/nato-turkey-ambiguous-relationship-unpredictable-security-domain

North Atlantic Treaty Text: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_17120.htm

Palash Ghosh (2012), on history of why Turkey joined NATO: https://www.ibtimes.com/why-turkey-nato-704333

Zia Weise, Politico (2019), explaining Turkey’s involvement in Syria in Q&A format: https://www.politico.eu/article/8-questions-about-turkeys-incursion-into-syria-answered/

Benjamin Brimelow (2022), evolution of Turkey-Russia tensions: https://www.businessinsider.com/turkey-growing-ties-with-russia-have-caused-problem-for-nato-2022-1

Aaron Stein (2017), on warming Turkish-Russian ties: https://warontherocks.com/2017/12/ankaras-look-east-how-turkeys-warming-ties-with-russia-threaten-its-place-in-the-transatlantic-community/

Daniel DePetris (2019), on why expelling a NATO member is difficult or impossible: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/skeptics/sorry-lindsey-graham-america-cant-kick-turkey-out-nato-unilaterally-86461

PRO SOURCES

Peter Pry (2019), Expelling Turkey From NATO Would Create a Dangerous Foe: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/466747-expelling-turkey-from-nato-would-create-a-dangerous-foe

Merve Sebnew Oruc (2019), on a post-NATO Turkey looking to anti-NATO countries: https://www.dailysabah.com/columns/merve-sebnem-oruc/2019/12/06/who-benefits-from-a-nato-without-turkey

Eren Egehan Bagis (2022), on how the west betrayed Turkey: https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/wests-betrayal-root-of-nato-flaws-russias-hostility

Townsend and Ellehuus (2019) on Turkey’s attempts to secure Patriot missile defense before S-400: https://warontherocks.com/2019/07/the-tale-of-turkey-and-the-patriots/

Sean Mathews (January 2022), on how Ukraine completely changes Turkey’s value to NATO: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-nato-wayward-member-then-ukraine-crisis-happened

CON SOURCES

James Stavridis (2019), on why S-400 undermines NATO interests: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/07/19/kicking-turkey-out-of-nato-would-be-a-gift-to-putin-a66484

Sidarth Kaushal and others (2021), on NATO’s need to improve interoperable air defense: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/occasional-papers/future-nato-air-and-missile-defence

Humeyra Pamuk (2021), Erdogan says Turkey plans to buy more Russian defense systems:https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-erdogan-says-intends-buy-another-russian-s-400-defence-system-cbs-news-2021-09-26/

Reuters (May 2021), Turkey pushed NATO allies into softening outrage over Belarus plane: https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-turkey-pushed-nato-allies-into-softening-outrage-over-belarus-plane-2021-05-27/

Doug Bandow, CATO Institute (2021), on kicking Turkey out of NATO due to Armenian genocide denial: https://www.cato.org/commentary/turkey-problem-nato-membership-not-armenia

Manish Shukla (2020), Turkey playing destabilizing game in Middle East: https://zeenews.india.com/world/turkey-playing-destabilizing-game-in-middle-east-as-president-erdogan-s-role-threatens-world-peace-2312597.html

Coffey and Kochis, Heritage Foundation (2021), NATO should focus on Middle East:
https://www.heritage.org/defense/report/nato-summit-2021-us-must-lead-focus-middle-east-and-north-africa