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In the 1990s, with the end of the Cold War, Kemalist Turkey looked for partners in the Middle East that could help in meeting growing challenges from Iran, Iraq and Syria. Israel was the perfect choice. It shared Turkey's threat assessment and it was a strong pro-Western country with clout in the United States, the new hegemonic power in the world.

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