The Mecca Defense Pact Looks Toothless. That Doesn’t Mean It’s Harmless.
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FDD analyzes Turkey’s evolving foreign policy and its implications for NATO, tracking Ankara’s support for Islamist movements, ties to Hamas, and policies that affect U.S. and allied security interests across the Middle East and beyond.
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