Al Monitor runs a substantial piece itemizing the ways in which member Turkey is interfering with the smooth functioning of NATO. Blocking Sweden's membership is only the most obvious of these. There are also issues between Turkey and another member - Greece. These focus on, but extend beyond, problems with Cyprus.
For several years I have wondered whether perhaps NATO, which decides everything by consensus, should reform as NATO 2.0 excluding Turkey. Turkey has been a 'problem child' in the alliance for over a decade. I'm sure similar thoughts have occurred to many of the other decision-makers.
So far, the consensus has been "no." Much as Turkey has been awkward, the conclusion has been like Lyndon Johnson's famous aphorism that "it's better having your enemies inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in."
