Turkish foreign policy in an age of uncertainty / F. Stephen Larrabee, Ian O. Lesser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larrabee, F. Stephen.

Contributor:

Center for Middle East Public Policy (Rand Corporation)

Lesser, Ian O., 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turkey--Foreign relations--1980-.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 218 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the end of the Cold War, and perhaps even the early days of the Turkish Republic, there have rarely been so many open questions regarding Turkey?s role in the world. What is Turkey?s place in Eu-rope, NATO, and the E.U.? What risks and opportunities exist for Turkey in a conflict-ridden Middle East? How will Ankara deal with a changing Russia, an un-stable Caucasus, and Central Asia? Can Turkey?s competitive relationship with Greece be moderated against a back-ground of successive Balkan crises?

Contents:

PREFACE; CONTENTS; CONTENTS; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One INTRODUCTION: TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY IN TRANSITION; TURKEY AS A "PIVOT" STATE; TURKEY AS A REGIONAL ACTOR; THE TRANSNATIONAL DIMENSION; INTERNAL CHANGE; WHY THIS BOOK?; Chapter Two THE CHANGING DOMESTIC CONTEXT; AN ECONOMIC-AND POLITICAL-CRISIS; A QUESTION OF VISION; WHITHER THE STRONG STATE?; THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY; NEW ACTORS IN A CHANGING SOCIETY; PUBLIC OPINION AND THE MEDIA; SECURITY POLICY THROUGH A DOMESTIC LENS; ISLAMISM, NATIONALISM, AND TURKISH IDENTITY

DOMESTIC STABILITY AND TURKEY'S FOREIGN POLICY POTENTIAL; Chapter Three TURKEY AND EUROPE; TURKEY AND EC ENLARGEMENT; THE IMPACT OF EASTERN ENLARGEMENT; THE HELSINKI SUMMIT; THE ECONOMIC DIMENSION; DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS; THE KURDISH ISSUE; THE ISLAMIC FACTOR; CIVILIAN CONTROL OF THE MILITARY; GREECE AND CYPRUS; THE DEFENSE AND SECURITY DIMENSION; THE AMERICAN FACTOR; THE DIFFICULT PATH AHEAD; Chapter Four RELATIONS WITH GREECE AND THE BALKANS; THE HISTORICAL LEGACY; THE AEGEAN DISPUTE; THE CYPRUS CONFLICT; PROSPECTS FOR A SETTLEMENT; THE MINORITY ISSUE; NEW REGIONAL GEOMETRIES

EARTHQUAKE DIPLOMACY AND THE NEW DETENTE; THE AMERICAN FACTOR; THE DOMESTIC DIMENSION; THE WIDER BALKAN STAGE; Chapter Five TURKEY AND EURASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; THE CHANGING STRATEGIC CONTEXT; GROWING STRATEGIC INTEREST IN THE CAUCASUS; THE ENERGY DIMENSION; THE RUSSIAN FACTOR; U.S.-TURKISH STRATEGIC COOPERATION IN EURASIA; IRAN'S ROLE; THE TURKISH-ISRAELI CONNECTION; BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION; DOMESTIC INFLUENCES; PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE; Chapter Six THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE MEDITERRANEAN; THE POLICY SETTING; A TRADITION OF AMBIVALENCE; THE GULF WAR AND AFTERMATH

CONTOURS OF THE NEW ACTIVISM; A FORWARD STRATEGY TOWARD NORTHERN IRAQ; THE WESTERN CONTEXT FOR TURKISH REGIONAL POLICY; TURKEY AND THE MEDITERRANEAN; LOOKING AHEAD; Chapter Seven TURKEY AND THE UNITED STATES; ORIGINS OF A STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP; GULF WAR AND AFTERMATH: AN EXPANDED PARTNERSHIP?; TURKISH BILATERAL INTERESTS TODAY; CHANGING BILATERAL IMAGES; LOOKING AHEAD; Chapter Eight CONCLUSION; WHITHER TURKEY?; WHERE DOES TURKEY FIT?; HOW WILL TURKEY ACT?; WHAT PLACE IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD?; IMPLICATIONS FOR TURKEY'S WESTERN PARTNERS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Notes:

"Prepared for the Center for Middle East Public Policy."

"National Security Research Division."

"MR-1612-CMEPP"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-216).

ISBN:

0-8330-3404-9

OCLC:

475918059