Turkey's new regional security role : implications for the United States / Richard Weitz.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Weitz, Richard, author.

Contributor:

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute, publisher.

Army War College (U.S.). Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

European Union--Turkey--Membership.

European Union.

Defense industries--Turkey.

Defense industries.

Turkey--Foreign relations.

Turkey.

Turkey--Military relations.

Turkey--Politics and government.

Turkey--Strategic aspects.

Diplomatic relations.

Membership requirements.

Military relations.

Politics and government.

Strategic aspects of individual places.

Genre:

Online resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 183 pages)

Place of Publication:

Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, 2014.

Summary:

"Until a few years ago, the relationship between Washington and Ankara was perennially troubled and occasionally terrible. Turkey opposed the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and complained that the Pentagon was allowing Iraqi Kurds too much autonomy, leading to deteriorating security along the Iraq-Turkish border. Disagreements over how to respond to Iran's nuclear program; U.S. suspicions regarding Turkey's outreach efforts to Iran and Syria; and differences over Armenia, Palestinians, and the Black Sea further strained ties. However, Turkey is now seen as responding to its local challenges by moving closer to the West. The United States has called the U.S.-Turkish relationship a "model partnership" and Turkey "a critical ally." For a partnership between Turkey and the United States to endure, Turkey must adopt more of a collective transatlantic perspective, crack down harder on terrorist activities, and resolve a domestic democratic deficit. At the same time, Europeans should show more flexibility meeting Turkey's security concerns regarding the European Union, while the United States should adopt a more proactive policy toward resolving potential sources of tensions between Ankara and Washington that could worsen significantly at any time"--Publisher's web site.

Contents:

Introduction

European security

NATO

European Union

Troubled triangle : NATO, the EU, and Turkey

The Middle East

Eurasia

Russia

Central Asia

China

Turkey's defense industry

Domestic developments

Conclusions and recommendations.

Notes:

"September 2014."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-183).

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed September 12, 2014).

Other Format:

Print version: Weitz, Richard. Turkey's new regional security role

OCLC:

890469554