Smart in 60 Seconds: How the Menendez scandal could help Sweden get into NATO
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10-Oct-2023
Let’s get "Smart in 60 Seconds" on how the Menendez scandal could end up with Turkey getting F-16s—and Sweden getting into NATO.
“Menendez being out of the picture is an advantage,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told reporters on September 26. Erdoğan said this just days after Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), who is facing federal charges of bribery, announced that he would step down temporarily as Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman.
Throughout his time as chairman, Menendez was sharply critical of the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. What could Menendez’s departure as committee chair change? Read the full piece here: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/how-the-menendez-scandal-could-end-up-with-turkey-getting-f-16s-and-sweden-getting-into-nato/
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