On eve of summit, NATO secures big win
by Anna Mulrine Grobe
Jul 10, 2023
3 minutes
On the eve of a closely watched NATO summit this week one question loomed large: how to solve the alliance’s Turkey problem.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for months had been a holdout in efforts to admit Sweden to NATO. He charged that Sweden isn’t doing enough to punish terrorists who include, in his view, those who burn Qurans and openly agitate for Kurdish independence.
Since NATO’s founding treaty demands unanimity when it comes to new members, a veto was within his power.
But on Monday the ground shifted. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced that
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