Turkey: A Test Case in the Future of Alliances.

Abstract

The 1974 Cyprus crisis and the chain of subsequent events have led to a new low in US-Turkish relations, created a most serious threat to the viability of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) southeastern flank, and reduced US capability to pursue its interests in the Middle East. These events have occurred at a time when other developments in the region are making sound US-Turkish relations and continued firm commitment of Turkey to her NATO and Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) alliances as imperative to US strategic interests as they ever were. This paper seeks to identify those recent regional trends which enhance Turkey's significance to the United States; to present a brief profile of Turkish politics, economics, and foreign policy; and to suggest measures which may be required to reestablish US-Turkish relations and to preserve the alliance structures. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 29, 1976
Accession Number
ADA034391

Entities

People

  • James E. Trinnaman

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central Europe
  • Economics
  • Europe
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Middle East
  • Military Equipment
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • War Colleges
  • Western Europe

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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  • Economics
  • International Relations and European Studies