Turkey and the United States: A Vital, Turbulent Relationship

Abstract

Relationships are complicated, intensive affairs that require excellent communication and a willingness to compromise to achieve a higher bond. Complications and compromise apply to individual human relationships as well as in a broader context as applied to international politics. Following World War II, the world chose the United States (U.S.) as the most benign option for hegemon. The result has been geopolitics ruling the day as the U.S. acts, at times, as the world police - establishing order and stability, as well as fighting for freedom and democracy around the world. With a global fight comes the need for bases with a U.S. presence to defend against agonists as they arise. Author Kent Calder suggests that the U.S. does not like basing their military in countries that are transitioning to democracies. The proposed adaptation to his hypothesis is that the U.S. does not like any instability in a regime, whether it be transitioning governments toward democracy or dictatorship/authoritarian regimes. The U.S. does not want instability because of the geopolitical implications at stake. Thus, geopolitics represents one of the most significant challenges facing communities hosting U.S. military bases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 2020
Accession Number
AD1108162

Entities

People

  • David Edsen

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Cold War
  • Communities
  • Democracy
  • European Union
  • Geopolitics
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Politics
  • Nato
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.