"Rediscovering Turkey
Rediscovering Turkey
Rice and Turkish President Ahmet Sezer improve relations. (Photo: State Dept.)
June 21, 2006
Prepared by: Robert McMahon
Turkey, for decades a bulwark against the Soviet Union, today poses serious challenges for U.S. policymakers. It refused the United States crucial military aid during the invasion of Iraq, its public has some of the most negative attitudes towards the United States in the world, and it maintains positive ties with both Iran and Syria. Ankara also reached out to the new Hamas government even as the West sought to isolate the group for its refusal to recognize Israel or denounce terrorist attacks."
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