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In this paper I argue that -- even if the European Union & the United States appear to share common interests regarding Turkey -- US ability to support Turkey's EU member-ship may be, at times, challenged & undermined, preventing the United States from accomplishing its goal. One can identify some factors that explain this phenomenon: the United States is not a member of the European Union; the nature of the EU/US relationship inhibits the use of coercive foreign policy instruments, leaving room only for persuasion; the possible emergence of an open conflict between EU & us foreign policy interests; the emergence of conflicts among us interests themselves; & the way in which us policy is implemented & communicated. Finally, EU perceptions of the us may have an effect on us interests & policy outcomes. In order to validate my argument, I study the role & relevance of each one of these factors while analyzing us support for Turkey's EU membership & its possible shortcomings throughout two relevant meetings of the European Union: Helsinki European Council of I999 & the Copenhagen European Council of 2002. References. Adapted from the source document.