An Advanced English Course in Communication Practice. Part II

Lesson 51. Turkey’s Foreign Policy

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Task 3. Listen to the attitude of the international relations expert Huseyin Bagchi from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara towards Turkey’s decision to buy Chinese antimissile defence system for political leverage against NATO

Turkey’s decision to buy Chinese antimissile defence system

 

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1. Which concerns has Turkey’s decision aroused among its NATO allies?

2. What implications is Ankara’s reasoning going to have?

3. Why has the choice fallen to the Chinese company?

4. Which political concerns and ambitions have pushed Turkey to acquire their own anti-missile defence system?

5. Is there a chance of Turkey being kicked out of NATO for such a behavior?