Trump's Support Earns Erdogan Easier Ride From NATO Partners
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- Erdogan is receiving an easier ride from NATO partners thanks to his warm ties with Trump, giving Turkey an edge ahead of the NATO summit (WSJ, AP News).
- The Council on Foreign Relations frames the Trump-NATO summit dynamic as lending legitimacy to Turkey's autocratic president, while a US House resolution — whose full text is truncated in the source — seeks to block an unspecified action related to the story.
Why it matters: NATO partners are giving Turkey an easier ride precisely because of Erdogan's personal channel to Trump, and the Council on Foreign Relations explicitly characterizes this as lending legitimacy to an autocratic leader — meaning the alliance is trading internal accountability for the sake of a bilateral relationship with Washington.
