Encounter

EU-TURKEY: TABLES TURNED? Is the EU turning a blind eye to Turkey’s increasingly authoritarian actions in exchange for Ankara’s help in stemming the flow of refugees to Europe? Kadir Ustun, Executive Director of The Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) in Washington and Nicholas Danforth, Senior Policy Analyst in the National Security Program at the Bipartisan Policy Center, discuss with host Carol Castiel the shift in the balance of power between Turkey and Europe as the EU plays down criticism of Ankara’s crackdown on freedom of expression and other alleged human rights abuses.