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050 10 DR479.I7|bL37 2013 
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088    RAND RR258 
100 1  Larrabee, F. Stephen,|eauthor. 
245 10 Turkish-Iranian relations in a changing Middle East /|cF. 
       Stephen Larrabee, Alireza Nader. 
264  1 Santa Monica, CA :|bRAND,|c2013. 
300    1 online resource (xi, 46 pages). 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
490 1  RAND Corporation research report series 
500    At head of title: Rand National Defense Research 
       Institute. 
500    "Prepared for the National Intelligence Council." 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-46). 
505 0  Purpose and organization of the study -- Turkey and Iran 
       in a changing Middle East -- Israel and the Palestinian 
       issue -- Central Asia and the Caucasus -- The nuclear 
       issue -- The economic dimension -- Prospects for the 
       future. 
520    Turkish-Iranian cooperation has visibly intensified in 
       recent years, thanks in part to Turkish energy needs and 
       Iran's vast oil and natural gas resources. However, Turkey
       and Iran tend to be rivals rather than close partners. 
       While they may share certain economic and security 
       interests, especially regarding the Kurdish issue, their 
       interests are at odds in many areas across the Middle 
       East. Turkey's support for the opposition in Syria, Iran's
       only true state ally in the Middle East, is one example. 
       Iraq has also become a field of growing competition 
       between Turkey and Iran. Iran's nuclear program has been a
       source of strain and divergence in U.S.-Turkish relations.
       However, the differences between the United States and 
       Turkey regarding Iran's nuclear program are largely over 
       tactics, not strategic goals. Turkey's main fear is that 
       Iran's acquisition of nuclear arms could lead to a nuclear
       arms race in the Middle East. This, in turn, could 
       increase pressure on the Turkish government to consider 
       developing its own nuclear weapon capability. U.S. and 
       Turkish interests have become more convergent since the 
       onset of the Syrian crisis. However, while U.S. and 
       Turkish interests in the Middle East closely overlap, they
       are not identical. Thus, the United States should not 
       expect Turkey to follow its policy toward Iran 
       unconditionally. Turkey has enforced United Nations 
       sanctions against Iran but, given Ankara's close energy 
       ties to Tehran, may be reluctant to undertake the harshest
       measures against Iran. 
536    The research described in this report was prepared for the
       National Intelligence Council ... under Contract W74V8H-06
       -C-0002. 
588 0  Online version; title from PDF title page (Rand, viewed 
       November 13, 2013). 
650  7 POLITICAL SCIENCE|xGovernment|xInternational.|2bisacsh 
650  7 POLITICAL SCIENCE|xInternational Relations|xGeneral.
       |2bisacsh 
650  7 POLITICAL SCIENCE|xInternational Relations|xTrade & 
       Tariffs.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Diplomatic relations.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01907412 
650  7 Strategic aspects of individual places.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst01355062 
651  0 Turkey|xForeign relations|zIran. 
651  0 Iran|xForeign relations|zTurkey. 
651  0 Middle East|xStrategic aspects. 
651  7 Iran.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204889 
651  7 Middle East.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01241586 
651  7 Turkey.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01208963 
655  0 Electronic books. 
655  7 Electronic books.|2lcshgf 
700 1  Nader, Alireza,|eauthor. 
710 2  National Defense Research Institute (U.S.),|eauthor. 
710 2  Rand Corporation,|epublisher. 
710 2  National Intelligence Council (U.S.),|eaddressee. 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aLarrabee, F. Stephen.|tTurkish-Iranian 
       relations in a changing Middle East.|dSanta Monica, CA : 
       RAND, 2013|z9780833080110|w(DLC)  2013032707 
830  0 Research report (Rand Corporation) 
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