{"id":20896,"date":"2026-09-04T16:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T16:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/04\/analyst-says-turkey-has-become-a-net-strategic-liability-for-nato\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T16:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T16:43:10","slug":"analyst-says-turkey-has-become-a-net-strategic-liability-for-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/04\/analyst-says-turkey-has-become-a-net-strategic-liability-for-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyst Says Turkey Has Become a \u201cNet Strategic Liability\u201d for NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Security analyst Shay Gal (@ShayGal84<\/a>) argues that Turkey has increasingly become a \u201cnet strategic liability\u201d for NATO, despite remaining a formal member of the military alliance.<\/h2>\n

According to Gal, Ankara is developing a more independent security and foreign policy architecture that increasingly operates beyond NATO\u2019s traditional strategic framework.<\/p>\n

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NATO Is Paying Turkey Not to Become What It Already Is<\/p>\n

\"\ud83d\udc47\" A Line of State statecraft note at @tovimacom<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Turkey is strategically external and institutionally internal: it builds security beyond NATO while retaining access, intelligence and blocking power within it.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Shay Gal \u05e9\u05d9 \u05d2\u05dc (@ShayGal84) September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

He points to Turkey\u2019s acquisition of Russian defence systems, its relations with Iran, expanding security cooperation with countries such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and its reported interest in deeper ties with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.<\/p>\n

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Gal argues that these developments should prompt NATO members to reconsider their strategic dependence on Turkey and assess Ankara\u2019s evolving role within the Alliance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe question is no longer how to keep Turkey in NATO,\u201d Gal concludes. \u201cIt is whether NATO should keep Turkey at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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