LEADER 03051nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910220081603321 005 20240418055537.0 010 $a1-281-43028-5 010 $a9786611430283 010 $a0-8330-4448-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000535212 035 $a(EBL)345186 035 $a(OCoLC)437212086 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000262922 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11205121 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000262922 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10271240 035 $a(PQKB)10742867 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL345186 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10227038 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4970002 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL143028 035 $a(OCoLC)1027145876 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC345186 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4970002 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000535212 100 $a20071227d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTurkey as a U.S. security partner$b[electronic resource] /$fF. Stephen Larrabee 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRand Corp.$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (49 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-4302-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 33-34). 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aTurkey 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 606 $aNational security$zUnited States 606 $aNational security$zTurkey 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zTurkey 607 $aTurkey$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zMiddle East 607 $aTurkey$xForeign relations$zMiddle East 615 0$aNational security 615 0$aNational security 676 $a327.730561 700 $aLarrabee$b F. Stephen$0879895 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220081603321 996 $aTurkey as a U.S. security partner$92444096 997 $aUNINA