"Upheaval in the Middle East: An Opportunity for Turkey
by Daniel Wagner and Daniel Jackman
May 21, 2011
Turkey’s ongoing economic, military and foreign policy engagement with the Middle East is multifaceted. Turkey provides non-combat troops for NATO forces in Afghanistan, U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon, and has significant trade relations throughout the region. A multitude of visa-free travel agreements has resulted in enhanced Turkish influence at a societal level, with Turkish pop music and television now widely transmitted throughout the Middle East. Turkey has embraced its neighbours, and they have responded in kind, resulting in growing Turkish influence in Middle Eastern affairs."
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