Turkey as a U.S. security partner / / F. Stephen Larrabee.

• Author: Larrabee, F. Stephen.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (49 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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

Table of Contents

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