Germany blocks the sale of Eurofighters to Turkey. Should this serve as an example for the US?
FDD's Sinan Ciddi and Bradley Bowman join Thanos Davelis to break down why Germany’s move to block the sale of Eurofighter jets to Turkey is significant and whether it should serve as an example to the Trump administration as Turkey presses it to lift CAATSA sanctions and sell it F-35s.
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Show Notes
Germany’s parliament blocked the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey earlier this month. This decision follows the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, and comes amid reports that Turkey is pressing the US to lift CAATSA sanctions and sell it F-35s. Sinan Ciddi, a non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an expert on Turkish politics, and Bradley Bowman, senior director of the Center on Military and Political Power at FDD, join Thanos Davelis as we break down why Germany’s move is significant and whether it should serve as an example to the Trump administration.
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