Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Turkey in the Balance?

"Turkey in the Balance?
Inside the Improbable Turkey-Iran Partnership
By Alexander Sherbany

For much of the last 50 years, through the Cold War, Iranian Revolution, and Iran-Iraq War, Turkey and Iran have weathered ideological tension and mutual mistrust to maintain a peaceful coexistence. Over the objections of the United States, in the past decade Turkey has moved to solidify a pragmatic economic and geopolitical partnership with oil-rich Iran."

More:Harvard Political Review - Turkey in the Balance?