Turkey's Strategic Position at the Crossroads of World Affairs

Abstract

By virtue of its strategic location at the intersection of Europe and Asia, Turkey plays a pivotal role in the post-cold war system of states. The authors examine Turkey's position and policies in the three vital areas of its strategic engagement: Europe, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union's Muslim republics, as well as the impact of those factors on U.S. policy. The authors also analyze the current balance of forces affecting Turkey and its alliance with the United States. They conclude that Turkey has serious domestic and internal challenges, and may have overextended itself abroad at a time when threats in all three areas around it are either growing or remaining constant. This situation poses challenges to the United States to repair its relations with Turkey and strengthen its capacity to play a stabilizing and constructive role in Europe and Asia. Western European Union (WEU), Operation provide comfort. Balkans, Middle East, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), NATO, Transcaucasia, European Union (EU), Western European Union (WEU), Operation provide comfort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 03, 1993
Accession Number
ADA275920

Entities

People

  • Stephen C. Pelletiere
  • Stephen J. Blank
  • William T. Johnsen

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Central Asia
  • Civil War
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Aid
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

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  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and European Studies