Downward spiral US-Turkey relations

• International relations are shaped by national interest.

States are perpetually striving to get stronger, either by making common cause with other states or expanding economically and militarily at the expense of other states.

• Global Village Space

Before the 20th century, the ‘balance of power’ sustained by military alliances between states gave the best possible explanation for understanding, interpreting and predicting geopolitics.

In the 20th century, especially after the Second World War, the idea of collective defense under international institutions gained prominence.

Foremost among these…

• Downward spiral US…