Turkey: A Geostrategic Analysis

Abstract

Turkey has long viewed its foreign policy priorities from the perspective of its difficult neighborhood. During the Cold War, Turkey's primary concern was the Soviet Union. It also turned a wary eye eastward, toward the ever-present possibility of instability emanating from the Middle East. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Turkey has adapted to a much more complex geopolitical pattern, with often interlocking concerns in the Balkans, the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia, Russia, and Western Europe. Differences with Greece and the Cyprus problem have persisted, but must be interpreted against the post-Cold War backdrop.[1] America"s primary national security interest in Turkey is regional stability. U.S. strategy aims for Turkey to be a strong regional player, able to act in support of U.S. interests in a troubled region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 26, 2001
Accession Number
ADA441839

Entities

People

  • Rosalie A. Fanale

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Central Asia
  • Civil War
  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Environmental Protection
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Middle East
  • National Security
  • Regional Security
  • Security
  • Societies
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.