Turkey at the Crossroads
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick (1926-2006), Richard Perle, Desmond Lachman
September 22, 2003
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Since September 11, 2001, the United States' relationship with Turkey has been chilly at best. High hopes for a pivotal Turkish role in a new Middle East dissolved into mutual recrimination when Ankara failed to support the Bush administration in the war against Saddam Hussein. Now, after months of rancor, hopes are growing that there may be a political, economic, and military role for Turkey in a new Iraq.

Is the foundation for U.S.-Turkish relations in need of rebuilding and can it be built on something more substantive than temporary mutual convenience? How does Turkey view its political identity in the region post-Saddam? What role should Ankara play in rebuilding Iraq and in shaping a different Middle East, or is Turkey's future in Europe and Europe alone? Is the Turkish economy at last turning the corner or is worse yet to come?

On September 22, 2003, AEI hosts a conference on the diplomatic, economic, and security issues that must be addressed to see a revitalization of the U.S.-Turkish relationship.

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Richard
Perle
  • Richard Perle served as chairman of the Defense Policy Board, assistant secretary of defense for international security policy, and a staff member to Senator Henry Jackson (D-Wash.). Mr. Perle is coauthor of An End to Evil (Random House, 2003) and author of Hard Line, a political novel. He codirected AEI's Commission on Future Defenses.
  • Email: rperle@aei.org

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Desmond
Lachman
  • Desmond Lachman joined AEI after serving as a managing director and chief emerging market economic strategist at Salomon Smith Barney. He previously served as deputy director in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Policy Development and Review Department and was active in staff formulation of IMF policies. Mr. Lachman has written extensively on the global economic crisis, the U.S. housing market bust, the U.S. dollar, and the strains in the euro area. At AEI, Mr. Lachman is focused on the global macroeconomy, global currency issues, and the multilateral lending agencies.
  • Phone: 202-862-5844
    Email: dlachman@aei.org
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