From Biden to Trump: waning Turkish-American relationship demands greater European engagement

Zusammenfassung: President Biden’s term is coming to an end. Turkish-American relations have reached a low, with Erdoğan noting that Biden is the first US president with whom he has had no meaningful dialogue. The Erdoğan government believes this is due to the Biden administration’s “overemphasis” on democracy and human rights, and hopes that election of Donald Trump will open a new page. However, the bilateral problems are deeper than Erdoğan realises and relations will remain at a low level for the foresee­able future. Turkey’s strategic importance to the United States is in decline not only because of Washington’s “pivot to Asia”, but also due to Erdoğan’s considerable liabil­ities, his waning political credibility, and diverging interests between Ankara and Washington in the region. This steady downturn has direct implications for the European Union, which does not have the luxury of downgrading its engagement and will have to take the lead

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• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (7 Seiten)
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Gesehen am 09.12.2024

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: SWP comment ; 2024, no. 54 (December 2024) ; SWP comment ; 2024, no. 54 (December 2024)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin
• (who): SWP
• (when): [December 2024]
• Creator: Yegin, Mehmet ; Çevik, Salim
• Contributor: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Further information

• DOI: 10.18449/2024C54
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2412201924533.875268458001
• Rights: Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.