Turkey's New Geopolitics Larrabee, Stephen F.
Survival (London),
04/2010, Letnik:
52, Številka:
2
Journal Article
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While Turkey remains tied to the West through its membership in NATO, the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, under the leadership of Prime Minister Recep ...Tayyip Erdogan and his energetic foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu, the country has launched a number of new foreign-policy initiatives that have increased its international stature and regional influence. Ankara's new foreign-policy activism has been particularly visible in the Middle East, where Turkey has sought to strengthen ties with its Muslim neighbours, especially Iran and Syria. Relations with Russia have improved as well, especially in the economic field, and Ankara has recently sought to mend fences with Armenia, another long-time adversary. This does not mean, however, that Turkey is turning its back on the West or that 'Econo-Islamism' (a blend of business and religious-political interests) has taken charge in Ankara. Turkey still wants, and needs, strong ties with the United States. But in future Turkey is likely to continue to broaden and diversify its foreign policy and be more hesitant to automatically follow Washington's lead Managing the US-Turkish relationship will require patience and skilful diplomacy on both sides, more so now than ever before.
Turkey's New Kurdish Opening Larrabee, F. Stephen
Survival (London),
10/2013, Letnik:
55, Številka:
5
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The Kurdistan Worker's Party's insurgency in Turkey and it's possible end are examined. The Turkish government has been in talks with the party and some forces have started withdrawal from the ...country.
A Turkish failure to adequately address Kurdish concerns in drafting the new constitution could undercut its ability to act as a successful model for peaceful democratic change in the Middle East.
This article examines the changing dynamics of Greek-Turkish relations since the end of the Second World War. The initial sections focus on tensions during the Cold War and their impact on relations ...with the USA and NATO. Subsequent sections examine the origin and impact of the thaw in relations between Athens and Ankara since l999; the changing role of the Cyprus issue; and new regional security threats. A final section discusses prospects for future relations between Greece and Turkey.
Turkey's Eurasian Agenda Larrabee, F. Stephen
The Washington quarterly,
02/2011, Letnik:
34, Številka:
1
Journal Article
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The collapse of the Soviet Union created new opportunities--and new challenges--for Turkish policy, as a previously closed "Turkic world" was opened up. Turkish politicians, especially former Pres ...Turgut Ozal, saw Central Asia as a new field for expanding Turkish influence and enhancing Turkey's strategic importance to the West. Along with the expansion of ties to the Middle East, the opening to Central Asia and the Caucasus was seen as a way to offset Turkey's difficulties with Europe. Here, Larrabee looks at why Eurasia has emerged as an area of growing strategic importance for Turkey.
NATO and the Challenge of Austerity Gordon, John; Johnson, Stuart; Larrabee, F. Stephen ...
Survival (London),
09/2012, Letnik:
54, Številka:
4
Journal Article
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Reductions currently under way make it clear that NATO faces more than a simple, short-term budget squeeze. The longer trend will have a serious impact on Europe's ability to deploy and sustain power.
In the last decade, the Gulf has emerged as an important focal point of Turkish foreign policy. The Arab Awakening, however, has unleashed powerful pressures for change throughout the Middle East and ...Gulf. The key question is what impact these pressures for change will have on Turkey's foreign policy toward the Gulf and the Middle East more broadly. Ankara's Gulf policy was predicated on the political status quo in the Gulf remaining largely intact. Can this policy still succeed? Or will it have to be redefined to deal with a new and highly dynamic strategic landscape?
Strains in U.S.-Turkish have grown since the end of the Cold War. Divergences have been particularly visible in policy toward the Middle East. As a result, Turkey is likely to be an increasingly ...difficult and less predictable partner in the future.
U.S.-Turkish relations, long a vital element of U.S. policy, have seriously deteriorated in recent years. However, the arrival of a new U.S. administration offers an opportunity to repair recent ...fissures. Priority should be given to harmonizing policy toward Iraq and the Middle East as well as Central Asia and the Caucasus.
