{"product_id":"winning-turkey","title":"Winning Turkey","description":"Turkey has always been a crossroads: the point where East meets West, Europe meets Asia, and Christianity meets Islam. Turkey has also been a close and important American ally, but a series of converging political and strategic factors have now endangered its longstanding Western and democratic orientation. In Winning Turkey, two leading analysts explain this worrisome situation and present a plan for improving it. The stakes are clear. Turkey is the most advanced democracy in the Islamic world, bordering a number of the world's hotspots, including Iraq, Iran, and the Caucasus. It occupies the corridor between Western markets and Caspian Sea energy reserves. A stable, Western-oriented Turkey moving toward EU membership would provide a growing market for exports, a source of needed labor, a positive influence on the Middle East, and an ally in the war on terror. The picture has darkened, however, as rising anti-Americanism, deflated hopes for EU accession, civil-military tensions, and terrorist threats have destabilized an already volatile Turkish political system. Wi \u003ci\u003enning Turkey d\u003c\/i\u003eesigns a plan to ease tensions in this critical part of the world. In addition to proposing a \"\"grand bargain\"\" between Turkey and the Kurds, it advocates greater support for increased liberalism and democracy, a renewed commitment by both Europe and Turkey to promote EU membership, a historic compromise with Armenia, and greater Western engagement with Turkish Cypriots.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233866535256,"sku":"9780815732150","price":26.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780815732150.jpg?v=1782705619","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/winning-turkey","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}