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Turkey and the West: Fault Lines in a Troubled Alliance
By Kemal Kirişci
Brookings Institution Press, 2017

Kemal Kirişci’s Turkey and the West: Fault Lines in a Troubled Alliance provides a timely and comprehensive examination of the shifting dynamics between Turkey and the West, particularly the United States and European nations. Positioned within a historical and institutional framework, the book investigates the long-standing complexities, ideological divergences, and strategic misalignments that have characterized the bilateral relationship. Central to the book is the exploration of how Turkey’s transformation in domestic and foreign policy has shaped, and in many ways strained, its interactions with the transatlantic community. Kirişci highlights growing concerns about the ability of the transatlantic community to uphold the international liberal order. Structured into eight well-defined chapters, the book offers a chronological and thematic analysis of Turkey–West relations. Despite occasional tensions — especially following the 1980 military coup — Turkey maintained its status as a crucial actor within the Western security framework. This period reflects the complex interplay between internal political instability and sustained geopolitical relevance. The book traces the evolution of Turkey–West relations across different historical junctures, offering a comprehensive analysis that extends from the Cold War period to the present day.

The analysis sheds light on how identity-based........

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