Turkish Foreign Policy [electronic resource] : International Relations, Legality and Global Reach /
Gözen Ercan, Pınar.editor.
Rich in its spatial scope, this edited collection provides an extensive and detailed overview of contemporary Turkish foreign policy. From the founding principles of foreign policy in the early republic to changing patterns during the second half of the 20th century, this text not only charts underexplored periods in Turkish foreign policy history, but also offers a fresh analysis of recent events, with new challenges ever-emerging in this region. This volume is essential reading for students, scholars and professionals of International Relations, foreign policy and international law who would like to study Turkish foreign policy.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
1 Introduction -- PART I - Turkish Foreign Policy in Retrospect: a historical point of view -- 2. Turkey's Foreign Policy in the Interwar Period: the 1930s -- 3. Turkish Parliamentary Debates on the American War in Vietnam (1964-71) -- PART II - At the Crossroad: Bilateral and Regional Relations of Turkey -- 4. A Troubled Partnership in a Troubled World? Understanding the New Dynamics of Turkish-American Relations during the Obama Administration -- 5. The Evolution of Turkey-NATO Relations: From Collective Defense/Deterrence to Collective Security and Out-of-Area Cooperation -- 6. Relations with the European Union (1990-2015): Conditionality at Work? -- 7. Turkish Foreign Policy toward the Balkan Neighbourhood: A Europeanized Foreign Policy in a De-europeanised National Context? -- 8. Russia's 'Near Abroad' and Turkey's 'Regionalism/Zero Problem with the Neighbours' Policies since the 1990s: Diverging interests vs. Compelling Realities -- 9. The Role of Energy Security in Turkish Foreign Policy: The Case of East Mediterranean Natural Gas Discoveries -- 10. The roles Turkey played in the Middle East -- 11. The African Turn in Turkish Foreign Policy: Turkey and the North and Sub-Saharan Africa -- PART III - In between Politics and Law: Possibility of the 'Impossible'? -- 12. Maritime Relations of Turkey, the Peninsular Country: Surrounded by hostile or peaceful waters? -- 13. Aegean Disputes and the Territorial Sea Issue On Focus -- 14. The Cyprus Question and the Myth of 'No Solution Is the Best Solutution'.
Rich in its spatial scope, this edited collection provides an extensive and detailed overview of contemporary Turkish foreign policy. From the founding principles of foreign policy in the early republic to changing patterns during the second half of the 20th century, this text not only charts underexplored periods in Turkish foreign policy history, but also offers a fresh analysis of recent events, with new challenges ever-emerging in this region. This volume is essential reading for students, scholars and professionals of International Relations, foreign policy and international law who would like to study Turkish foreign policy.
International relations.
World politics.
Foreign Policy.
Political History.