Until ten years ago Turkey was seen as a close strategic ally of the US in the Middle East. However, since the beginning of the new century Washington has grown uncertain regarding the future course of the bilateral strategic co-operation. Taking the period from the end of the 1970s to the end of the 1990s, this book examines the evolution of the strategic relationship between the US and Turkey during this period, with a particular focus on the Middle Eastern context. Examining the realities which shaped these relations, Strategic Relations Between the US and Turkey employs extensive archival research and interviews with US, Turkish and Israeli officials in order to demonstrate how the evolution of these realities can aid the understanding of the dynamics of the relationship today. Studying the co-operation between a super-power and a relatively weak state in the international system, this book offers a fresh, alternative reading of the forces that shaped the bilateral co-operation through multi-level analysis and is essential reading for students and researchers of International Relations, History and Politics.