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Turkey sits at the center of a vast web of geopolitical relationships, most of which interact with each other as well as with Turkey, but all of which can be seriously perturbed by changes in Turkish policy. Turkey’s multi-faceted geopolitical position gives it considerable leverage over the major European powers as well as Russia, the United States, and even China. Ankara perceives that all great powers cannot hope to conduct a successful policy toward a very long list of countries and organizations without Turkish cooperation or acquiescence.