Most NATO leaders have welcomed the two applicants with open arms. But Recep Tayyip Erdogan is using his veto. Why?
, whom he accuses of fomenting the failed coup of 2016. Such accusations could be levelled against many members of’s Syrian offshoot to fight against the jihadists of Islamic State, and is home to Mr Gulen himself.’s rules require all existing members to support the applicant, giving any one of them leverage. Greece, for instance, held up North Macedonia’s membership for a decade because of a dispute over the name of the new ally.
Turkey’s objections may have less to do with Sweden and Finland than with America. Mr Erdogan has felt snubbed by President Joe Biden, who has kept his distance, in contrast with Donald Trump, who embraced him. Mr Erdogan was not among the 100-odd world leaders invited to take part in Mr Biden’s video “summit for democracy” last year.
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