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Moving Away from the West or Taking Independent Positions? A Structural Analysis of Turkey's New Foreign Policy.

Authors :
Senturk, Suleyman
Source :
Florida Political Chronicle; Summer2019, Vol. 27 Issue 1, p48-110, 63p
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

This paper focuses on understanding and explaining the changes in Turkish foreign policy, particularly in the last decade. Many observers have expressed suspicions that Turkey is abandoning its old Western-centric alignment and gradually shifting its axis. The thesis argues that rather than a shift, Turkey is taking an independent position. It maintains that the 1990 end of the Cold War and changes in the international structure from Bipolarity to U.S.-based Unipolarity have provided incentives for countries with some degree of material capabilities to pursue more independent policies from U.S. policy-preferences. This study analyses structural effects on the behavior of Turkey, followed by observed changes in Turkey's foreign policy as the outcome of taking more independent positions to maximize its objectives. Empirical research prove this analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15491323
Volume :
27
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Florida Political Chronicle
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
138770495