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Nanjing University,Nanjing,China

ABSTRACT

After the Cold War and especially since the Justice and Development Party administration led by Erdogan, the US-Turkey alliance relations have declined. The two countries have sharp structural contradictions on a series of issues. Due to the profound geopolitical landscape changes,the interdependenceon security and defense between the United States and Turkey has been severely weakened, leading to significant divergence in threat definition and pursuit of interests. Turkey has continuously enhanced its diplomatic autonomy, seeking to change its weak position in the original alliance relations, and striving to become a regional leader. These structural contradictions inevitably trigger the hedging of policies and interests between the United States and Turkey.

KEYWORDS

US-Turkey alliance, structural contradictions, geopolitics, foreign strategies

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SHENG Xin. A Study on the Structural Contradictions in the US-Turkey Alliance Relations. International Relations and Diplomacy, May-June 2024, Vol. 12, No. 3, 113-120.

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