03121nam 2200685Ia 450 991022008160332120200520144314.01-281-43028-597866114302830-8330-4448-6(CKB)1000000000535212(EBL)345186(OCoLC)437212086(SSID)ssj0000262922(PQKBManifestationID)11205121(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000262922(PQKBWorkID)10271240(PQKB)10742867(Au-PeEL)EBL345186(CaPaEBR)ebr10227038(Au-PeEL)EBL4970002(CaONFJC)MIL143028(OCoLC)1027145876(MiAaPQ)EBC345186(MiAaPQ)EBC4970002(oapen)doab114717(EXLCZ)99100000000053521220071227d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTurkey as a U.S. security partner /F. Stephen Larrabee1st ed.Santa Monica, CA Rand Corp.20081 online resource (49 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8330-4302-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-34).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; BibliographyTurkey 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 cTurkey as a United States security partnerNational securityUnited StatesNational securityTurkeyUnited StatesForeign relationsTurkeyTurkeyForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relationsMiddle EastTurkeyForeign relationsMiddle EastNational securityNational security327.730561Larrabee F. Stephen879895MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220081603321Turkey as a U.S. security partner2444096UNINA