Turkey's new European era : foreign policy on the road to EU membership / Burak Akçapar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Akçapar, Burak.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Turkey.

European Union.

International relations.

Turkey--Foreign relations--European Union countries.

Turkey.

European Union countries.

European Union countries--Foreign relations--Turkey.

Physical Description:

ix, 211 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2007]

Summary:

Turkey has long been a bridge between East and West, but nowhere is this dual role more apparent than in the complex negotiations surrounding Turkey's desired accession to the European Union. In this timely and important book, diplomat Burak Akapar suggests a strategic framework for thinking about the foreign and security policy of Turkey, Europe, and the United States. If Turkey joins the EU, this multiregional actor will help connect various strategic basins and cultures, generate a credible pull factor for benign change in its neighborhood, help Europe in its aspirations to become a global actor, and fulfill the United States' quest to find a credible transatlantic partner. Everyone who is interested in peaceful relations between East and West should read this book to better understand Turkey's bid for EU membership.

Contents:

Abbreviations

Introduction: the sublime project

The odyssey

A tale of many reports

Europeanization

The regional imperative

Of Europe and America

America as partner

Negotiating accession

Conclusion: the coming age of Janus

Selected bibliography

Index

About the author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-201) and index.

ISBN:

0742554007

0742554015

OCLC:

67240413

Publisher Number:

9780742554009

9780742554016