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The United States and Turkey were extraordinarily close allies during most of the Cold War with Turkey being central to U.S. strategy in the Middle East. In the aftermath, the United States and Turkey faced a range of new challenges to their relationship which nonetheless remained strong until the 2003 Iraq War. The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein revealed divergences in the interests of the two allies and led to tensions not seen since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Lansford and Pauly seek to identify the main convergences and divergences of U.S. and Turkish interests and analyzes the trends in relations between the two states. They provide a thorough examination of national interests and how those interests define foreign and security policy for the two states. The examination of interests provides deep insight into the U.S.-Turkish relationship. The book explores U.S. support or opposition to Turkish actions toward Greece, Cyprus and the Kurds within the broader context of the machinations of U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East, including support for Israel and efforts to contain first Iran and then Iraq.

Frames the conflicted relationship between Iran and the United States as a low intensity conflict, embodying elements of superpower gamesmanship, insurgent tactics and economic warfare. This title explores how diplomatic, military, and economic weapons are employed to bolster each nation's strategic and tactical advantage.

Examining US involvement in the Horn of Africa, this volume addresses the relationship between the US and the Islamic movement in this region. It explores the interests of the United States in the region through two cases: Sudan and Somalia. It also discusses the effects of the Eritrean-Ethiopian war on US policy and posture in the region.

The volume also: Examines the linkages between Al Qaeda's attacks on the United States on 11 September 2001 and the prosecution of the Second Iraq War; Explores the diplomatic manoeuvring of Washington and the international community during the war's prologue; Details the Bush administration's nation-building operations to reconstruct.

Explores the manifestations of US power in the Persian Gulf and the limits of American influence. This volume offers an exploration of both US domestic politics as it impacts policy toward the region, as well as the role played by that region on regional order and stability.