Turkey's BRICS Balancing Act

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : As Ankara has pushed for accession, EU responses have been lukewarm at best, especially after French and German opposition in the late 2000s.
59% : If Turkey joins BRICS as a full member or partner state, it would become the first NATO member and longtime candidate for European Union membership to have an active role in an entity seen by some analysts as a challenger to Western predominance.
51% : It is not about breaking ties with the West but rather recalibrating them in favor of broader and more diversified alliances that are important to Turkey's long-term national interests -- particularly as Ankara's prospects for EU membership grow dim and strategic ties with the United States weaken.
50% : Turkey's decades-long bid for EU membership has been marked by frustration.
47% : EU ambivalence over Turkish membership stems from concerns over Turkey's human rights record and growing authoritarianism under Erdogan's leadership.

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