Iran-Turkey relations, 1979-2011 : conceptualising the dynamics of politics, religion, and security in middle-power states / Suleyman Elik.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elik, Suleyman.

Series:

Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 23.

Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran--History.

Iran.

Turkey--History.

Turkey.

Iran--Relations--Turkey.

Turkey--Relations--Iran.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, [England] ; New York : Routledge, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Both Turkey and Iran are large and important countries in the Middle East; how these two countries relate to each other is of crucial importance both for the region and for the wider world. This book explores the diplomatic, security and energy relations of these two middle power states since 1979, analysing the impact of religious, political and social transformation on their bilateral relationship. It considers the nature of Turkey-Iran relations in the context of middle power relations theory, and goes on to look at diplomatic crises that have taken place between Turkey and Iran since 19

Contents:

Front Cover; Iran-Turkey Relations, 1979-2011; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The foundations of Iranian-Turkish relations: an alternative approach to the politics of middle-power states; 2. An interregnum: Iranian-Turkish diplomatic crisis; 3. The phantom of terror in Iranian-Turkish relations; 4. Post-Cold War Iranian-Turkish security relations: a revival of the Kurdish-Turkish war and security patterns in the Middle East

5. Post-Cold War security relations of Iran-Turkey: from ethno-religious conflict to new security systems in Central Asia and the Caucasus6. Post-Cold War Iran-Turkey energy relations in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea neighbourhood: implications for European energy security; 7. Pathologies and roundups in Iranian-Turkish economic relations 1979-2011; 8. Capacities of the middle-power state: articulation of theoretical framework; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-136-63087-2

1-283-45960-4

9786613459602

1-136-63088-0

0-203-80302-7

9780203803028

OCLC:

798531904