Suhnaz Yilmaz is an Assistant Professor of International Relations at Koc University, Istanbul. She has received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University (2000). She conducted her post-Doctoral Studies at Harvard working on a project on the role of third party mediation in conflict resolution focusing particularly on the U.S. role in Turkish-Greek relations. Her areas of interest and expertise include international relations and comparative politics, foreign policy analysis, Turkish foreign policy, Turkish-American Relations, Turkish-EU Relations, Mediterranean cooperation and security, and conflict resolution. She has publications in journals such as the Middle East Journal, World Today, Middle Eastern Studies, O Mundo em Portugues and Insight Turkey.
"""It is important because it takes up the understudied topic of the economic, cultural and diplomatic relations that existed between the two countries, while its comparative approach at times provides the reader with the context needed to historicize the decisions made by the leaders of both countries. In addition, the general framework provided by the author helps the reader more fully comprehend the dynamics that led to the historical and political conditions predominating in the two countries. In short, Yilmaz has written an exemplary study which will be very useful for researchers interested in international relations, economics and history in general, and Turkey and the U.S. in particular."" Nikos Christofis, Insight Turkey"