Turkey Joins BRICS, Is Still A Member Of NATO

Turkey, ever the ambitious participant in the global game of geopolitical musical chairs, has formally extended an olive branch – or perhaps an entire olive grove – towards the BRICS nations. This bold diplomatic overture comes as a delightful surprise to those who believed membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization implied, shall we say, a certain *degree* of monogamy in one's international entanglements.

One can only admire such a flexible approach to foreign policy, where 'increasing global influence' apparently means meticulously collecting as many alliance badges as possible, regardless of whether they clash with one's existing uniform. The notion of forging 'new connections' while simultaneously being a pillar of a long-standing Western bloc suggests a kind of diplomatic double-dipping, a buffet approach to international relations that prioritizes quantity over, well, thematic consistency.

Perhaps the next logical step will be an application for observer status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, just to truly round out the collection. After all, why commit to one geopolitical worldview when you can ostensibly subscribe to all of them?