CIAO DATE: 09/2011
Volume: 11, Issue: 1
September 2009
German Foreign Policy After the Unification: Last Steps of "Normalization" (PDF)
Kemal İnat
Since Germany is one of the biggest economic powers in the world, the direction of its foreign policy is very important for the international politics. Abusing its power repeatedly throughout its history for expansionist policies increases the importance of this foreign policy orientation. In this article, discussions on whether Germany, which has escaped its last restriction on his sovereignty with the reunion in 1990, will return again to power politics (Machtpolitik) or not will be analyzed.
Interdependence and Diversification: A New Framework for Turkish Foreign Policy (PDF)
Muhittin Ataman
This study elaborates change in Turkish foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. This change was explained with interdependence and diversifica-tion concepts. Four main factors play a significant role in change of Turkish foreign policy orientation. After a brief introduction, these four factors (historical heritage and cultural factors, geographical location, political preferences, economic needs) were analyzed. In the second section of the study, interdependence and diversification in Turkish foreign policy are ana-lyzed based on these factors. Due to economic needs and political prefe-rences, Turkey entered into an integration process with the West. As a result of historical and cultural factors, it has been pursuing an active policy to-wards the Muslim world. Similarly, it initiated cooperation in many issue areas with the Turkic world due to strong ethnic and cultural connections. Finally, it developed close relations with regional countries due to historical heritage and geographical connections.
Turkey-Kuwait Relations: Cooperation or Conflict? (PDF)
Veysel Ayhan
The administrative statute of Kuwait in the period of Ottoman Empire and its boundaries have been continuous questions in the Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations. The question of Iraq claim which the Kuwait was part of Iraq since its foundation led to firstly Kuwait occupation by Iraq in 1990, in the period of Cold War, and secondly initiated the process of Iraq occupation by US. In the period prior to 1990, Turkey didn’t want to directly interfere in the claims of historical rights between Iraq and Kuwait. However the attempt of Iraq to occupy Kuwait brought changing in Turkish policy towards Kuwait. Turkey took part in the issue to keep Kuwaiti independence. The contra occupation policies of former president Turgut Ozal led to remove affections of negative historical prejudices taken place in Turkish Kuwaiti relations. But the new conditions occurred in the post Iraqi occupation intro-duced contradictory interests and new possibilities for cooperation between Turkey and Kuwait. As supporting occupation of Iraq, Kuwait’s essential foreign policy is to eliminate Iraq to be a threat element. Therefore Kuwait puts on the agenda the alternatives from such as one dividing Iraq to federative units on the basis of sect and ethnicity to such as political and military control of Iraqi Kurds on Baghdad. However Turkey supports territorial integrity of Iraq and its unitary political independence. This study aims to analyze effects of Kuwaiti policies towards Iraq in the Turkish Kuwaiti relations. Without neglecting historical background, it is aimed to present projection serving prudential aspects of Turkish Kuwaiti relations in this study.
The Global Knowledge Economy And Strategic Activism: International Trends And The Turkish Experience (PDF)
Sadık Ünay
Departing from basic debates in the globalization literature concerning the potential role of the nation state in fostering industrial/technological transformation, this study explores the impact of the global trade regulation regime around the WTO on national strategic activism. Steps taken by the OECD governments to support national entrepreneurs in the critical sectors of the “knowledge” or the “new economy” through industrial/technological governance, provision of venture capital, government procurement, project advocacy and strategic export policies are highlighted. It was concluded that the techno-trade policies studied indicate intensification of national economic interventionism into forms of more narrowly defined, selective and results-oriented areas, rather than the alleged marginalization purported by the neoliberal authors. Afterwards, problems faced by developing countries over the course of their efforts towards transition to a knowledge economy were underlined and it was stated that these countries needed even heavier doses of strategic activism on the part of public authorities. In this context, the ideal type of “strategic-active state” was proposed for developing countries equipped with a certain degree of industri-al/technological infrastructure such as Turkey and the features of this ideal type such as focusing on economic diplomacy along with conventional in-ternational relations, local socioeconomic policies and techno-trade policies.
Financial Crises in Asia and Latin America: Then and Now (PDF)
G. L. Kaminsky, C. M. Reinhart
Turkeys Eu Membership in the Eyes of French Decision Makers and Public Opinion (PDF)
Mehmet Dalar
Examining the progress of Turkey’s accession to the European Union (EU), this study researches attitudes and approaches of the EU public opinion against Turkey in general. From this perspective, the study investigates attitudes of French decision makers and French public opinion toward Turkey’s accession to the EU, and reasons and effective factors of these attitudes. The solution of the problems caused by negative attitudes of public opinion is proposed together with evaluating them respectively.