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This unique book investigates the complex transformation of Turkey's foreign policy, focusing on changing threat perceptions and the reformulation of its Western identity. This transformation cannot be explained solely in terms of strategic choices or agency driven policies but encompasses power shifts and systemic transformations. Is Turkey shifting its axis? Will this affect its traditional Western-oriented foreign policy? The book begins by discussing the relationship between security and globalization, using examples of Turkey's regional positioning. It then focuses on to what extent the 'traditional' discourse on security in Turkish politics, which prevailed during the Cold War era and beyond, has undergone a change in the new era. This timely book is a much needed account of how pragmatism rather than ideology is the main determinant in Turkey's current foreign policy and should be read by all looking for a fresh and stimulating take on Turkey's response to globalization and the internationalization of security in the 21st Century.
This unique book investigates the complex transformation of Turkey's foreign policy, focusing on changing threat perceptions and the reformulation of its Western identity. This transformation cannot be explained solely in terms of strategic choices or agency driven policies but encompasses power shifts and systemic transformations. Is Turkey shifting its axis? Will this affect its traditional Western-oriented foreign policy? The book begins by discussing the relationship between security and globalization, using examples of Turkey's regional positioning. It then focuses on to what extent the 'traditional' discourse on security in Turkish politics, which prevailed during the Cold War era and beyond, has undergone a change in the new era. This timely book is a much needed account of how pragmatism rather than ideology is the main determinant in Turkey's current foreign policy and should be read by all looking for a fresh and stimulating take on Turkey's response to globalization and the internationalization of security in the 21st Century.
This book sheds new light on the security challenges for failed states posed by violent non-state armed actors (VNSAs). By focusing on the Syrian Civil War, it explores the characteristics, ideologies and strategies of the Islamic State (ISIS) and the People’s Protection Units (YPG), as well as the regional and geopolitical impacts of these VNSAs. The contributors also cover topics such as the re-imagination of borders, the YPG’s demands for national sovereignty, and the involvement of regional and global powers in the Syrian crisis. “This timely volume by regional scholars and experts examines various aspects of the emergence and expansion of violent non-state actors in the Syrian/Ira...
This book dwells upon the various aspects of the Turkish foreign policy in the different regions of the world, especially with the dawn of the twenty-first century. Turkey has attracted international attention due to a marked transformation in the country’s domestic and external realms, which in turn, has led to an increased activism in its foreign policy actions. Particularly, Turkey’s economic rise has fuelled the country’s ambition and quest for a more significant role in international affairs. These transformations have come about with the ascendance of the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi (AKP) [or Justice & Development Party (JDP)] to power in 2002. Turkey, under the AKP, moved towards a ‘new’ direction in the foreign policy and consequently endeavoured to play a larger role in West Asia (Middle East), the Balkans, southern Mediterranean, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Africa and Asia. The country has emerged as a multi-regional player having stakes and tractions on a range of issues in these regions. The several discernible aspects of Turkey’s involvement are dealt with in the contributions to this volume.
In 1997 Turkey and Syria were on the brink of war, engaged in a very real power struggle. Turkey was aligned with Syria's main enemy, Israel, and there were seemingly intractable differences on the issues of borders, the sharing of river waters and trans-border communities. In less than a decade, relations were transformed from enmity to amity. Border issues and water sharing quarrels were moving towards amicable settlement and the two states' policies toward the Kurdish issue converging. Turkey undertook to mediate the Syrian-Israeli conflict and close political and economic relations were developing rapidly between the two states. Yet, with the Syrian Uprising, relations returned to enmity...
Değerli okuyucular, 97. sayımız ile Ortadoğu ve Kuzey Afrika bölgesindeki güncel gelişmeleri artık ayda bir kapsamlı ve güçlü analizler ile dikkatinize sunmaya başlamış bulunmaktayız. Bu sayımızda küresel-bölgesel yansımaları beklenen Joe Biden’ın Amerika’daki başkanlık seçimleri sonucunda galip çıkması ve muhtemel politika değişimleri merkeze alınacaktır. Donald Trump iktidarı süresince Ortadoğu bölgesinde radikal İsrail yanlısı ve İran karşıtı bir tutum sergileyen Amerika Birleşik Devletleri (ABD) yönetiminin, Suudi Arabistan-Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri (BAE) ittifakı ile daha fazla hareket ettiği söylenebilir. Bu çerçevede Trump iktida...
The essays in this edited volume seek to understand the regional and international ramifications of the wave of protest demonstrations that swept across West Asia and North Africa in the early 2010s, both on the ground and online. Dissatisfaction with political repression and corruption, economic difficulties and inequities, and a desire for freedom and democracy all played a role in the Arab Spring uprisings. It deposed long-standing dictatorships, ushering in a period of insecurity and instability that would have long-term consequences for the region's political economy and international relations. Although the protests have ended, the legacy of that turbulent era will live on, most notably in the acceleration of regional change and transformation. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan)
Değerli okuyucular, Ortadoğu ve Kuzey Afrika bölgesindeki güncel gelişmeleri ayda bir kapsamlı analizler ile ilginize sunduğumuz Ortadoğu Analiz’in 98. sayısı ile karşınızdayız. Bu sayımızda 2010’un son ayında Tunus’ta ortaya çıkan ve sonrasında Kuzey Afrika ve Ortadoğu bölgesindeki tüm ülkelerde farklı şekillerde etkisi hissedilen Arap Ayaklanmaları sürecinin 10. yıl dönümüne özel değerlendirmelere yer vermiş bulunmaktayız. Bu kapsamda aradan geçen on yıllık süre içerisinde Ortadoğu ekonomilerinin, devlet-toplum ilişkilerinin ve bölgede kalıcı olarak nitelendirilen “otokratik istikrar” olgusunun güncel durumlarına ilişkin kapsamlı ...
Suriye’de demokratikleşme hareketi olarak başlayan olaylar bir vekalet ve yıpratma savaşına dönüştü. Bugün çok farklı aktörler çok farklı grupların üzerinden hesap görüyor. Türkiye için en uzun sınırı paylaştığı komşusundaki bu yangın hayati bir güvenlik meselesi haline geldi. Savaşın içinde doğan terör grupları Suriye’nin ürettiği tehdit türlerinden yalnızca biridir. Asıl mesele küresel ve bölgesel oyuncuların Suriye’de ne yapmak istedikleri ve bunun için ne kadar ileri gidecekleridir. Giriş : Suriye’de İç Savaş, Vekalet Ve Yıpratma Hasan Basri Yalçin, Burhanettin Duran Küresel Aktörlerin Suriye Stratejisi Abd'nin Suriye Strateji...