Turkey Between East and West
Subtitle: New Challenges for a Rising Regional Power
Contributors: Vojtech Mastny (Editor); R. Craig Nation (Editor)
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: February 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780813324203
Subjects: International relations; Political science & theory; Politics/International Relations; International Economic Relations; Foreign Policy Formulation; Politics / Current Events; Politics and government; Turkey; International Relations - General; Europe - General; Middle East - Turkey; 1980-; Foreign economic relations; Foreign relations
First sentence: The disintegration of the USSR in 1991 was followed by the formation of eight independent states in the Caucasus and Central Asia, six of which have a predominantly Muslim and Turkic population.
Description: In this volume, experts from Turkey, Europe, and the United States address the key aspects of Turkey's multifaceted role in Europe, its ethnic and religious ties to Central Asia and the Balkans, the Cold War legacy, the quest for a new security role in the region, problems of political modernization, and strategies for future economic development and regional cooperation.