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The last remaining U.S. troops left Iraq in 2011, leaving Iraqi security forces in charge of protecting the populace. As attacks from terrorist groups such as al Qaeda in Iraq continue, the country is mired in a political crisis and the prospect of a growing sectarian divide looms. Brookings experts examine what these developments mean for future stability in Iraq, for the region and for the rest of the world.

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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after a bilateral meeting ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul (REUTERS/Larry Downing).

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Turkish Prime Minister Erdoğan's U.S. Agenda

May 16, 2013, Kemal Kirişci

As President Obama prepares to meet with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kemal Kirisici looks at the four topics that are likely to be at the top of Turkey’s agenda, including Syria, Turkish-Israeli relations, Iraq and a transatlantic trade and investment partnership.

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