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The Future of Turkish Foreign Policy

Lenore G. Martin and Dimitris Keridis

MIT Press

November 2004

 

Abstract

Since the end of the Cold War, Turkey has moved from the periphery to occupy the very center of Eurasian security. It is a critical participant in NATO and aspires to become a member of the European Union. The pivotal role that Turkey plays in Southeastern Europe, the Middle East, and the Caucasus has profound implications for the international arena and spawns vital debates over the directions of Turkish foreign policy.

The Future of Turkish Foreign Policy explores these debates and the interactions between Turkey’s domestic and foreign policies at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Contributors to the book include some of the foremost scholars and exponents of Turkish foreign policy. Their analyses reveal the complexity of the challenges that confront Turkey’s foreign policy and suggest creative and resourceful strategies for resolving its policy dilemmas.

 

Table of Contents

Foreword
Cemal Kafadar

Acknowledgments
Dimitris Keridis and Lenore G. Martin

Map: Turkey and its Neighbors

Introduction

1. Introduction (PDF, 6 pgs, 46.7 KB)
   Lenore G. Martin

2. The Historical Background of Turkey’s Foreign Policy
   Feroz Ahmad

The Philosophical Dimension of Turkish Foreign Policy

3. The Future of Turkish Foreign Policy
   Mümtaz Soysal

4. Turkish Foreign Policy and the War on Iraq
   Cengiz Candar

The Geopolitical Dimension of Turkish Foreign Policy

5. Turkey and the European Union
   Atila Eralp

6. Turkey and the United States: Anatomy of a Strategic Relationship
   Ian O. Lesser

7. Greek-Turkish Relations in the Early Twenty-First Century: A View from Athens
   Thanos P. Dokos and Panayotis J. Tsakonas

8. Turkey and Russia in Eurasia
   Oktay F. Tanrisever

9. Turkey’s Middle East Foreign Policy
   Lenore G. Martin

10. Water and Turkish Foreign Policy
    Ilter Turan

Map: Pipelines of the Caspian

11. Caspian Conundrum: Pipelines and Energy Networks
    Fiona Hill

The Domestic Political Dimension of Turkish Foreign Policy

12. Changes in Domestic Politics and the Foreign Policy Orientation of the AK Party
    Sencer Ayata

13. The Kurdish Question and Turkish Foreign Policy
    Kemal Kirisci

14. The Impact of Foreign Relations on Human Rights in Turkey
    Elizabeth Andersen

15. Foreign Strategies and Domestic Choices: Balancing between Power Politics and Interdependence
    Dimitris Keridis

Conclusions

16. Conclusions
    Lenore G. Martin and Dimitris Keridis

Contributors

Index