...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
months after delay.
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
is yet to finalise the ratification of the Scandinavian country's ascension to the military alliance.
Sweden and Finland made a joint bid to join NATO a year ago after Russia invaded Ukraine. However,
facts are stubborn; statistics are more pliable...
Ankara raised objections, accusing the Nordic countries of supporting groups Turkey labels as terrorists, including the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Hungary has also complained that both countries had unfairly criticised its government’s policy.
The Hungarian parliament convened on Monday to make a final decision on Finland’s NATO bid. Six parliamentarians voted against the proposal but 182 others voted yes. No politician abstained, reported Telex news outlet.
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really more important...said on March 17 that his country would start the necessary protocols to ratify Finland’s accession into NATO. The
Ankara, Stockholm and Helsinki signed a memorandum in June 2022 to address Turkey’s concerns, including extraditing alleged PKK members. Sweden deported a Kurdish refugee to Turkey in December for suspected links to the PKK.
While Turkey has now signalled it will approve Finland’s bid, Sweden is still waiting for a green light and Erdogan has said he expects more from Stockholm.