201. PARADIGM SHIFT IN TURKISH-US RELATIONS.
- Author
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Köprülü, Kemal
- Subjects
FOREIGN relations of Turkey ,TURKEY-United States relations ,FOREIGN relations of the United States - Abstract
Turkish-US relations arguably reached its highest point in 1999, highlighted by President Clinton's five-day visit to Turkey in November of the same year. A very strong argument can be made today that in a period of five years, Turkish-US relations have reached a low point, perhaps the lowest in decades. This paper analyzes how Turkey and the US got to this low point, with anecdotes, relating concrete cases and highlighting examples of mismanagement and bad judgment by both Turkey and the US. The past and present relations are compared on multiple dimensions with a critical yet constructive perspective, drawing conclusions on how to move forward, albeit incrementally and within the framework of a new paradigm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2005