Troubled Partnership: U.S.-Turkish Relations in an Era of Global Geopological Change
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Troubled Partnership: U.S.-Turkish Relations in an Era of Global Geopological Change
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Overview
A strong security partnership with Turkey has been an important element of U.S. policy for the last five decades. However, in the last few years, U.S.-Turkish relations have seriously deteriorated, and today they are badly in need of repair. The arrival of a new administration in Washington presents an important opportunity to put Washington's relations with Ankara on a firmer footing. Turkey plays a critical role in four areas of increasing strategic importance to the United States: the Balkans, Central Asia and the Caucasus, the Middle East, and the Persian Gulf. In each of these areas, Ankara's cooperation is vital to achieving U.S. policy objectives.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780833047564 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | RAND Corporation |
| Publication date: | 02/16/2010 |
| Pages: | 162 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d) |
Table of Contents
Preface iii
Figures ix
Summary xi
Acknowledgments xxi
Abbreviations xxiii
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
Chapter 2 The U.S.-Turkish Security Partnership in Transition 3
U.S. and Turkish Interests 3
Changing Turkish Perceptions of the Security Partnership 5
The End of the Cold War 6
The Impact of the Gulf War 7
Chapter 3 Iraq and the Kurdish Challenge 11
The March 1, 2003, Parliamentary Vote 12
The Resurgence of the PKK 14
Growing Anti-American Sentiment 16
The Ralston Mission 18
The Shift in U.S. Policy 19
Turkish-KRG Relations 21
The Impact of the July 2009 Kurdish Elections 24
The Problem of Kirkuk 25
The Internal Kurdish Dimension 26
Iraq's Uncertain Political Evolution 30
Chapter 4 The Broader Middle East 33
U.S.-Turkish Differences over Iran and Syria 34
Iran's Nuclear Ambitions 36
The Impact of the June 2009 Iranian Presidential Election 37
Relations with Syria 39
Lebanon and the Broader Regional Stage 40
Growing Ties to the Gulf Cooperation Council 41
The Israeli Connection 43
Democracy Promotion in the Middle East 45
Chapter 5 Russia and Eurasia 47
The Russian Factor 48
Turkish-Armenian Rapprochement 51
The Armenian Genocide Resolution 55
The Broader Regional Dimension 56
The Energy Dimension 57
Chapter 6 The European Dimension 63
The Changing Turkish Domestic Context 64
European Attitudes Toward Turkish Membership 65
Waning Turkish Support for EU Membership 68
Relations with Greece 71
Cyprus 73
The Uncertain Outlook 74
Chapter 7 U.S.-Turkish Defense Cooperation 77
Military-to-Military Cooperation 80
Use of Turkish Bases and Facilities 82
Maritime Cooperation in the Black Sea 84
The NATO Connection 85
Chapter 8 The Domestic Context 89
Religion and Identity 89
Kemalism Versus Neo-Ottomanism 91
The Nature of the Kemalist Revolution 93
Modernization, Social Change, and the Rise of Islam 95
The Ideological Transformation of the Islamic Movement 96
Growing Internal Polarization 98
The March 2009 Municipal Elections 101
Tensions with the Military 103
The Impact of the Global Economic Crisis 107
Chapter 9 Alternative Turkish Futures 111
A Pro-Western Turkey Integrated into the European Union 111
An "Islamisized" Turkey 113
A Nationalist Turkey 114
Military Intervention 115
Chapter 10 Conclusion: Revitalizing the U.S.-Turkish Relationship 119
Northern Iraq and the PKK 119
The Middle East 121
Eurasia and the Caucasus 122
Turkish Membership in the European Union 123
Turkish-Greek Relations and Cyprus 124
Defense Cooperation 124
Democratization and Domestic Reform 125
Bibliography 127