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Turkey Intends To Block NATO Membership For Sweden and Finland

Dr Bernard Loo, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University

19-May-22 07:30

Turkey Intends To Block NATO Membership For Sweden and Finland

Sweden and Finland have ended decades of neutrality after submitting their applications to join NATO, however, in a plot twist, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his disapproval to allow Sweden and Finland to join NATO because of their stances on Kurdish militants. Dr. Bernard Loo, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University breaks down the details for us.

Produced by: Philip See

Presented by: Tan Chen Li, Shazana Mokhtar, Khoo Hsu Chuang


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Categories:  politicsinternational

Tags:  natoeuropefinlandswedenrussiaukraineRussia-Ukraine conflictturkey





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