I agree with your analysis of Turkey’s motives. And btw, thanks for your Substack. It reminds us that there’s another more than half the world out there constituted through BRICS, BRICS+, and the SCO, and they’re not here to incite wars, like the US/UK/NATO/EU bloc.
Turkish approach to BRICS is currently positive because it is tired of waiting to be accepted by the EU, it has been waiting for decades in vain and understands its declining influence (it’s an organ that fits only Europe besides). It is also tired of getting lectured on human rights and seeing other allies supporting Kurdish separatists, which is why it tried to play it hard on Sweden’s NATO bid. On the other hand, it is a NATO member state, therefore it will likely not align with multilateral interests in security issues and that is why I do not think it will enter BRICS soon.
I agree with your analysis of Turkey’s motives. And btw, thanks for your Substack. It reminds us that there’s another more than half the world out there constituted through BRICS, BRICS+, and the SCO, and they’re not here to incite wars, like the US/UK/NATO/EU bloc.
Turkish approach to BRICS is currently positive because it is tired of waiting to be accepted by the EU, it has been waiting for decades in vain and understands its declining influence (it’s an organ that fits only Europe besides). It is also tired of getting lectured on human rights and seeing other allies supporting Kurdish separatists, which is why it tried to play it hard on Sweden’s NATO bid. On the other hand, it is a NATO member state, therefore it will likely not align with multilateral interests in security issues and that is why I do not think it will enter BRICS soon.