"TURKEY CONFRONTS GEOPOLITICAL DILEMMA CONCERNING IRANIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH
Yigal Schleifer and Mevlut Katik 2/14/06
The crisis surrounding Iran’s nuclear program is forcing Turkey to confront a tangled geopolitical dilemma. While Ankara has no desire to see the emergence of a nuclear-armed Iran, Turkish officials at the same time cannot afford to alienate Tehran.
As international diplomatic activity surrounding Iran’s nuclear program intensified in recent months, Turkey mostly remained on the sidelines. [For background see the Eurasia Insight archive]. Yet, debate on Turkey’s role in the Iranian nuclear discussions widened, analysts say. Broader debate is now showing signs of prompting a more active Turkish official stance on the Iranian nuclear issue."
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