Türkiye and À la Carte NATO
The 2026 NATO Ankara Summit is a threshold of structural restoration beyond the protocol headlines. The Alliance's evolution toward a selective-participation model, and Türkiye's place in it, are examined.
Topic
NATO
3 publications on this topic.
From centrifugal force to a new center: what the Ankara NATO Summit says
Türkiye hosting the summit is not an ordinary calendar entry; it is Brussels' and Washington's tacit acknowledgment that the geopolitical center of gravity has shifted.
If the US withdrew from NATO: Türkiye’s importance to the Alliance
NATO owes its existence largely to the deterrence umbrella provided by the US. If Washington turned toward isolationism, what would become of Türkiye's position in the Alliance's balance of power?