Türkiye – Navigating Roles as an Uncomfortable Actor or Regional “Balancer” –
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
Year: 2024

This article aims to explore two roles assumed by Turkey in the international environment: the one of uncomfortable state actor for the West and the neighbourhood, even problematic at times, and the one of regional “balancer”, interested in identifying the appropriate course of action to end the war of Russia against Ukraine. Capitalising on its imperial heritage as well as its geographical location, Turkey has over time had a number of strengths which it has exploited in its international relat