# NATO's Most Complicated Member: Turkey

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Podcast: [Deep Dish on Global Affairs](https://stenobird.com/podcast/deep-dish-on-global-affairs-175515)
Published: 2026-07-09T15:12:00+00:00
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## Resource

Turkey is playing an increasingly important role inside NATO, but its relationships with Russia, Europe, and the United States are more complicated than ever. Brookings Institution ' s Aslı Aydıntaşbaş joins Leslie Vinjamuri to discuss President Trump's relationship with President Erdoğan, Turkey's balancing act between Russia and the West, and what Ankara's growing influence means for NATO, transatlantic security, and US foreign policy.

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