ANKARA MOVES CLOSER TO WASHINGTON: How the Arab Spring Warmed U.S.-Turkish Relations

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ANKARA MOVES CLOSER TO WASHINGTON:
How the Arab Spring Warmed U.S.-Turkish Relations
By Soner Cagaptay
MES Insights
January 2012
After a decade of discord with the United States, Turkey's ties with Washington improved significantly during 2011: the Obama-Erdogan relationship has established a new foundation for U.S.-Turkish ties, and it appears that the two countries will be bound by common interests in the Middle East even after these leaders leave office.
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Soner Cagaptay is director of the Turkish Research Program at The Washington Institute.
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