Accession Number:

AD1096340

Title:

Turkey's Nationalish Course, Implications for the U.S.- Turkish Strategic Partnership and the U.S. Army

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Research Report]

Corporate Author:

RAND

Personal Author(s):

• Flanagan, Stephen J.
• Larrabee, F
• Binnendijk, Anika
• Costello, Katherine
• Efron, Shira
• Hoobler, James
• Kirchner, Magddena
• ,
• Martini, Jeffrey
• Nader, Alireza
• Wilson, Peter A

Report Date:

2020-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

277

Abstract:

A strategic partnership with the Republic of Turkey has been a central element of U.S. strategy toward Eurasia and the Middle East for more than six decades. This partnership was forged in the early years of the Cold War in response to Soviet territorial demands on Turkey. Turkish leaders turned to the United States for economic, political, and military assistance, which formally began with the enunciation of the Truman Doctrine in 1947. The expansion of U.S. defense ties with Turkey paved the way for Turkeys eventual incorporation into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO in 1952. Turkey served as a critical bulwark against the expansion of Soviet power into the Mediterranean and the Middle East throughout the Cold War

Descriptors:

• geography
• recreation
• national politics
• personnel management
• employment
• international relations
• national security
• terrorism
• international organizations
• military organizations
• warfare
• aircrafts
• contingency operations (military)
• international law
• civil rights
• early warning systems
• national governments
• warning systems
• birds
• political systems

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Military Forces and Organizations

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]