Sweden’s NATO bid: Is Erdogan blocking it to win the elections?

This week on the Beyond the Byline podcast we are discussing the tension between Turkey and Sweden, specifically how Turkey is blocking Sweden's accession to NATO. We’re also looking at the reasons behind Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's objections to Sweden's bid for membership in the alliance, the electoral tricks and when Sweden might be able to overcome this deadlock.

With us this week are professor and founding director of the Stockholm University Institute for Turkish Studies, Paul Levin, and Alexandra Brzozowski, EURACTIV’s editor for Global Europe.