ANN/Groong -- New Foreign Policy Direction For Turkey: Statement Of Michae
groong.usc.edu • Jul 31, 2010NEW FOREIGN POLICY DIRECTION FOR TURKEY: STATEMENT OF MICHAEL RUBIN, PH.D. RESIDENT SCHOLAR AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE CQ Congressional Testimony July 28, 2010 Wednesday COMMITTEE: HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECTION: CAPITOL HILL HEARING TESTIMONY TESTIMONY-BY: MICHAEL RUBIN, PH.D., RESIDENT SCHOLAR AFFILIATION: AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE Chairman Berman, Ranking Member Ros-Lehtinen, Honorable Members. Thank you for this opportunity to testify. Prime Minister Erdooan, and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) have changed Turkey fundamentally. They do not simply seek good relations with their Arab neighbors and Iran. Instead, they favor the most radical elements in regional struggles, hence their embrace of Syria over Lebanon… Full Story »
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