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Winning Turkey

By Gordon, Philip H.

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Winning Turkey

By Gordon, Philip H.

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" Turkey has always been a crossroads: the point where East meets West, Europe meets Asia, and Christianity meets Islam. Turkey has also been a close and important American ally, but a series of converging political and strategic factors have now endangered its longstanding Western and democratic orientation. In Winning Turkey, two leading analysts explain this worrisome situation and present a plan for improving it. The stakes are clear. Turkey is the most advanced democracy in the Islamic world, bordering a number of the world's hotspots, including Iraq, Iran, and the Caucasus. It occupies the corridor between Western markets and Caspian Sea energy reserves. A stable, Western-oriented Turkey moving toward EU membership would provide a growing market for exports, a source of needed labor, a positive influence on the Middle East, and an ally in the war on terror. The picture has darkened, however, as rising anti-Americanism, deflated hopes for EU accession, civil-military tensions, and terrorist threats have destabilized an already volatile Turkish political system. Wi nning Turkey designs a plan to ease tensions in this critical part of the world. In addition to proposing a ""grand bargain"" between Turkey and the Kurds, it advocates greater support for increased liberalism and democracy, a renewed commitment by both Europe and Turkey to promote EU membership, a historic compromise with Armenia, and greater Western engagement with Turkish Cypriots."
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Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
126
Release Date:
2008-10-01
Publication Date:
2008-09-29
Publisher:
Brookings Institution Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0815732155
ISBN13:
9780815732150
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
195 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
7 cm
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