美国中东政策的战略支点——土耳其

土耳其是中东地区大国，地跨欧、亚两大洲，连接黑海和地申海，也是多种文明的交汇地，无论在冷战还是后冷战时期都有十分重要的地缘政治意义。二战后美国与土耳其关系发展很快，土耳其成为美国在中东地区实施扩张势力范围和遏制苏联政策的重要“战略支点”之一。美国中东战略中许多重要举措都是通过土耳其这个“支点”展开的。土耳其与美国等西方国家的关系并非只有融合、亲密的一面，还有不断产生矛盾、出现一些“不和谐声音”的另一面。新世纪土耳其调整外交战略“向东看”，但依然是美国中东政策的战略支点之一，并能“东西逢源”，无疑将在中东地区发挥更大作用。

Turkey: the Strategic Pivot for the American Middle East Policy

Turkey is a big country in the Middle East. Since the end of World War II, the U.S.-Turkey relation has developed very fast and Turkey has become a pivot, on which many important measures of the American Middle East strategy have been implemented. Since the start of the new century, though Turkey has adjusted its diplomatic strategy, adopting the policy of Looking to the East, it has remained one of the strategic pivots for American Middle East policy. With this two-front strategy, Turkey is to play a more important role in the Middle East.