"America, Europe and Turkey
Talking Turkey
Apr 8th 2009
From The Economist print edition
America’s public call for Turkish entry into the European Union may backfire
BY CHOOSING to end his grand tour of Europe in Ankara and Istanbul this week, Barack Obama fulfilled his pledge to visit a Muslim country during his first 100 days in office. He took the opportunity of his address to the Turkish parliament to reaffirm that America was not at war with Islam (see article). But his visit was also testimony to Turkey’s strategic importance for the West as a whole."
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