(DIS)TRUSTING NATO? PERCEPTIONS OF YOUTH IN ROMANIA AND TÜRKIYE AMID THE WAR IN UKRAINE
Journal: On-line Journal Modelling the New Europe
Year: 2024

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has profoundly affected global security and international relations, particularly influencing perceptions of trust in institutions such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). This study investigates the level of (dis)trust in NATO among citizens, especially youth, in Romania and Türkiye—two strategic NATO member states—within the context of the evolving geopolitical landscape. Romania, with its border shared with Ukraine, and Türkiye, with its h