France and Turkey: When NATO allies collide
Paris has sided with a coalition of states against fellow U.S. ally in Istanbul, showing how fragile these security agreements really are.
Dr. Ali Bakeer is a scholar of Middle Eastern affairs who has written for Middle East Institute, Al-Jazeera English, Atlantic Council, Sada-Carnegie Endowment MEC, The National Interest, Al-Monitor, Center for Global Policy, Inside Arabia, TRT World, Gulf International Forum, and Middle East Eye, among others. Bakeer is a senior adviser at Gulf State Analytics, and is a routine guest on Al Jazeera Arabic and other MENA region networks. He tweets at @AliBakeer.
Dylan Yachyshen is an intern at Gulf State Analytics an a senior at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is also the editor at International Pieces at the Colorado Political science review.
Paris has sided with a coalition of states against fellow U.S. ally in Istanbul, showing how fragile these security agreements really are.