Turkey is back in from the cold with NATO and F-16 moves, but thorny issues remain
Turkey spent nearly two years — along with Hungary — holding up Sweden's accession to NATO. It's bought powerful Russian weapons systems and its outspoken President Recep Tayyip Erdogan openly lambastes leaders of allied Western countries. Relations between Turkey and the West have been strained, to say the least. But with the decision to allow Sweden into NATO in late January — a move that required unanimous approval by all 31 members of the alliance — it's as if a switch has been
