MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : U.S.-Turkish Relations: Re-situating the ” Kurdish Question
Christie Lawrence – Turkish Foreign Policy
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Abstract
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Acknowledgements
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Table of Contents
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List of Acronyms
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Chapter 1: Setting the Stage
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The “Kurdish Question” Today
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Map of present-day Kurdish areas throughout the region, from the Council on Foreign Relations, “The Time of the Kurds”
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Defining America’s National Interest
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Methodology
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Chapter 2: Foundations of Modern U.S.-Turkish Relations: The Cold War
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Turkey’s “Kurdish Question”: Foundations for the Kurdistan Worker’s Party
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U.S.-Turkish Relations: Security Interests in a Bipolar World
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The 4 P’s During the Cold War
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Chapter 3: The Relationship Diversifies: From Bush to Bush
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U.S.-Turkish Relations: A More Balanced Friendship
(1 Key Passage)
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Turkey’s “Kurdish Question”: Violence and Unrest
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The 4 P’s From Bush to Bush
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From the Cold War to President George W. Bush: Which Model did the U.S. Follow?
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Chapter 4 – The Obama-Erdoğan Relationship: From Optimism to Unease
U.S.-Turkish Relations: The Evolution of the Relationship