Turkey's Eurofighter deal repositions Ankara at the center of NATO's southern flank

Turkey's $10.7 billion agreement to buy 20 British-built Eurofighter Typhoons marks more than a weapons purchase -- it's a recalibration of Ankara's place in Western defense, an assertion of independence from Washington and a signal that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan intends to remain indispensable to NATO.