02604nam 22005051 450 991022007860332120170821191718.00-8330-8034-20-8330-8035-0(CKB)2670000000430649(EBL)1437436(OCoLC)855779347(MiAaPQ)EBC1437436(EXLCZ)99267000000043064920131010h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierTurkish-Iranian relations in a changing Middle East /F. Stephen Larrabee, Alireza NaderSanta Monica :RAND Corporation,[2013]©20131 online resource (59 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8330-8011-3 Includes bibliographical references.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; The Winds of Change; Purpose and Organization of the Study; CHAPTER TWO: Turkey and Iran in a Changing Middle East; Turkey's New Geopolitics; Iran's Geopolitics; The Influence of the Arab Spring; The Syrian Crisis; The Kurdish Issue; Turkish-Iranian Competition in Iraq; Turkish-KRG Rapprochement; CHAPTER THREE: Israel and the Palestinian Issue; CHAPTER FOUR: Central Asia and the Caucasus; CHAPTER FIVE: The Nuclear Issue; Iranian Perspectives; The View from AnkaraCHAPTER SIX: The Economic DimensionCHAPTER SEVEN: Prospects for the Future; BibliographyTurkey and Iran tend to be rivals rather than close partners, despite sharing certain economic and security interests. For instance, Turkey supports the opposition in Syria, while Iran supports the regime. Turkey is further concerned about a possible nuclear arms race in the Middle East. U.S. and Turkish interests in the region closely overlap, but the United States should not expect Turkey to follow its policy toward Iran unconditionally.International relationsIranForeign relationsTurkeyMiddle EastStrategic aspectsTurkeyForeign relationsIranInternational relations.327.561055Larrabee F. Stephen879895Nader Alireza910137MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220078603321Turkish-Iranian relations in a changing Middle East2880001UNINA