02912nam a2200505 a 4500 ebr10425085 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 091007s2010 cauab sb 000 0 eng 2009042096 9780833047564 (pbk.) 0833047566 (pbk.) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)505931512 n-us--- a-tu--- E183.8.T8 L36 2010eb 327.730561 22 MG-899-AF Larrabee, F. Stephen. Troubled partnership [electronic resource] : U.S.-Turkish relations in an era of global geopolitical change / F. Stephen Larrabee. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010. xxiii, 138 p. : ill., map. Rand Corporation monograph series "Prepared for the United States Air Force." "RAND Project Air Force." Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-138). The U.S.-Turkish security partnership in transition -- Iraq and the Kurdish challenge -- The broader Middle East -- Russia and Eurasia -- The European dimension -- U.S.-Turkish defense cooperation -- The domestic context -- Alternative Turkish futures -- Conclusion: Revitalizing the U.S.-Turkish relationship. A strong security partnership with Turkey has been an important element of U.S. policy for the last five decades. However, in the last few years, U.S.-Turkish relations have seriously deteriorated, and today they are badly in need of repair. The arrival of a new administration in Washington presents an important opportunity to put Washington's relations with Ankara on a firmer footing. Turkey plays a critical role in four areas of increasing strategic importance to the United States: the Balkans, Central Asia and the Caucasus, the Middle East, and the Persian Gulf. In each of these areas, Ankara's cooperation is vital to achieving U.S. policy objectives. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. National security United States. National security Turkey. World politics 1989- Geopolitics. United States Foreign relations Turkey. Turkey Foreign relations United States. United States Military relations Turkey. Turkey Military relations United States. Turkey Strategic aspects. Electronic books. local Project Air Force (U.S.) ebrary, Inc. Rand Corporation monograph series. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10425085 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 142695 142695