- Emil Avdaliani
- March 21, 2021
- Paper No. 1972
Western pundits spend a great deal of time trying to determine โwho lost Turkey.โ Ankaraโs relations with the West are indeed tense, but there will be no severing of ties or withdrawal from NATO. Ankara is attempting a balancing act in which it diversifies its external ties to include Eurasia rather than remain anchored solely to the West.