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You want to modify the membership of a military treaty because of decision about who they sell metal to? There might be a convincing case to do what you're sayi
by saghm 1y ago
You want to modify the membership of a military treaty because of decision about who they sell metal to? There might be a convincing case to do what you're saying, but it's not at all obvious from the current context
- engcoach 1y agoRare earths are vital for military equipment. This action is coming from a country that NATO has trusted with its best technology and they continue to flirt with both Russia and China, NATO's primary threats.
- notherhack 1y ago"Trusted with its best technology" No. The US kicked NATO member Türkiye out of the F-35 program and denied them F-16 upgrades for a long time[1]. And the EU has denied Türkiye membership supposedly because they're not fully part of Europe (among other issues) while courting Georgia which is farther east. Türkiye is treated as a frenemy by the west. Good on them for making their own way. [1] https://balkaneu.com/turkeys-f-16-deal-stalls-as-focus-shifts-to-f-35s-amid-u-s-concerns https://balkaneu.com/turkeys-f-16-deal-stalls-as-focus-shift...
- mr_toad 1y ago> among other issues Those words are doing some heavy lifting. The EU cares more about their commitment to democracy, and their dubious economic policies. The last thing the EU needs is another Hungary.
- saghm 1y agoMy instinct is that there are a lot of a potentially good reasons not to let them into the EU, and maybe even ones for kicking them out of NATO, but "they want to sell their minerals to other countries" doesn't strike me as a reasonable gripe in terms of NATO at least.