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In this transcript, the CFR’s Steven Cook traces the evolution of US-Turkey relations since the 1950s and identifies key issues guiding current bilateral engagement between the two nations. Cook also highlights how the extensive list of Washington’s current concerns about Turkish policies and behavior includes 1) President Erdogan’s pursuit of increasingly populist, nationalist, and authoritarian policies; 2) the expansion of Turkish-Russian strategic cooperation; and 3) the proliferation of anti-American discourse among Turkish officials and media outlets.