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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
Throughout this century, Turkey has diversified its partnerships away from Ankara’s traditional western allies, approaching Eurasia with a less western-centric foreign policy. Turkey wants to continue its careful balance between the West and Russia in this increasingly multipolar world. Russia attacking a NATO member such as Poland would constitute a geopolitical nightmare for Turkey. In such an extreme scenario, Ankara would probably have no choice but to pick a side. The mix of diplomatic and military tools that Ankara is using to address the Russian-Ukrainian war highlights Turkey’s interes…