| ID | 187482 |
| Title Proper | Constructing a realistic explanation of Turkish – US relations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Martin, Lenore |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | U.S. support for the Syrian-Kurdish forces aligned with the PKK; U.S. declining to extradite Fethullah Gülen; Turkey’s purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system; and Turkey’s aggressive interference with natural gas exploration in the Mediterranean are four issues that have roiled U.S.-Turkish relations. This paper examines neorealist and constructivist explanations for these issues and determines that they provide a less than complete understanding of this troubled relationship. The paper then turns to middle level alliance theory and domestic factors favored by neoclassical realism to fill in the explanatory gaps. |
| `In' analytical Note | Turkish Studies Vol. 23, No.5; Nov 2022: p.765-783 |
| Journal Source | Turkish Studies 2022-10 23, 5 |
| Key Words | Neorealism ; Turkish Foreign Policy ; S-400 ; US-Turkey Relations ; Constructivsm |