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That doesn't really square with reality. For instance Turkey goes directly against US interests in the middle east constantly - while being part of NATO. The l
by contrarian1234 2y ago
That doesn't really square with reality. For instance Turkey goes directly against US interests in the middle east constantly - while being part of NATO.
The linked SO question is a bit ridiculous. Since when are India and the US allies? I can't think of anything the two countries have really done jointly. The US has historically supported Pakistan and India has historically had very chummy relations with the USSR/Russia (esp the military industrial side of things). India is not a signatory of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and they don't respect US pharmaceutical IP. They're not outright enemies, but they're def not allies
- olddustytrail 2y agoFrom https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_non-NATO_ally https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_non-NATO_ally "In 2016, the United States recognized India as a "major defense partner"... In June 2019, American lawmakers provided for enhancements to the strategic status of India, though this fell short of designating the country as an MNNA."
- thisislife2 2y agoThat's a different case. Turkey (Türkiye) was desperate to join NATO because of USSR. Now that Russia isn't as strong and relationships between the two have improved, and Türkiye has realised that the EU has no intention of ever making it a member, it has less reason to kowtow to US / NATO foreign policies. Once it de-prioritised its foreign policy from US / NATO, it has naturally found more space to have a more independent foreign policy.