Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, journalist and fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, on the ECFR's recent report: "The Discreet Charm of Hypocrisy: An EU-Turkey Power Audit."

Based on interviews with top officials on all sides, the report examines bitter relations between Brussels and Ankara and recommends finding a new model beyond the hypocritical and stalled accession process.

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