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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220079303321

Autore

Larrabee F. Stephen

Titolo

Troubled partnership [[electronic resource] ] : U.S.-Turkish relations in an era of global geopolitical change / / F. Stephen Larrabee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2010

ISBN

1-282-94041-4

9786612940415

0-8330-5026-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Collana

Rand Corporation monograph series

Disciplina

327.730561

Soggetti

National security - United States

National security - Turkey

World politics - 1989-

Geopolitics

United States Foreign relations Turkey

Turkey Foreign relations United States

United States Military relations Turkey

Turkey Military relations United States

Turkey Strategic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

"RAND Project Air Force."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-138).

Nota di contenuto

The U.S.-Turkish security partnership in transition -- Iraq and the Kurdish challenge -- The broader Middle East -- Russia and Eurasia -- The European dimension -- U.S.-Turkish defense cooperation -- The domestic context -- Alternative Turkish futures -- Conclusion: Revitalizing the U.S.-Turkish relationship.

Sommario/riassunto

A strong security partnership with Turkey has been an important element of U.S. policy for the last five decades. However, in the last few years, U.S.-Turkish relations have seriously deteriorated, and today they are badly in need of repair. The arrival of a new administration in Washington presents an important opportunity to put Washington's relations with Ankara on a firmer footing. Turkey plays a critical role in



four areas of increasing strategic importance to the United States: the Balkans, Central Asia and the Caucasus, the Middle East, and the Persian Gulf. In each of these areas, Ankara's cooperation is vital to achieving U.S. policy objectives.