"Turkey and The United States
Turkish Foreign Policy in an Age of Uncertainty, Chapter Seven
By: F. Stephen Larrabee, Ian O. Lesser
The relationship with the United States has been a key aspect of Turkey’s foreign and security policy since 1945. Despite fears on both sides that this “strategic relationship” would become less strategic and less important with the end of the Cold War, the relationship has retained its significance for both countries. Indeed, the relationship has arguably acquired even greater significance in the post–Cold War strategic environment—a significance underscored by events since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the looming confrontation with Iraq."
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