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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220081603321

Autore

Larrabee F. Stephen

Titolo

Turkey as a U.S. security partner [[electronic resource] /] / F. Stephen Larrabee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2008

ISBN

1-281-43028-5

9786611430283

0-8330-4448-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (49 p.)

Disciplina

327.730561

Soggetti

National security - United States

National security - Turkey

United States Foreign relations Turkey

Turkey Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations Middle East

Turkey Foreign relations Middle East

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-34).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Turkey's Changing Security Environment; Chapter Three - Security Challenges; The Kurdish Challenge; Iran; Syria; Greece; Armenia; Islamic Extremism; Chapter Four - Partnerships; Israel; Russia; NATO; The European Union; Chapter Five - Benefits and Costs; U.S. Perspectives; Turkish Perspectives; Chapter Six - Implications for the United States; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Turkey has long been an important U.S. ally, but especially with the end of the Cold War, the relationship has been changing. Divergences between U.S. and Turkish interests have grown, in part because of Turkey's relationships with its neighbors and the tension between its Western identity and its Middle Eastern orientation. Further, relations with the European Union have also deteriorated of late. As a result, Ankara has come to feel that it can no longer rely on its traditional allies, and Turkey is likely to be a more difficult and less predictable partner in the future. While Turkey will c