4. Turkish Policy toward the Caucasus: Some General Considerations

Since the worldwide changes, experienced from the late 1980s onwards, Turkey, because of its strong historical, cultural, ethnic and linguistic bonds, found itself at the centre of the Eurasian region – a focal point of global geopolitics. The emergence of eight independent States in Central Asia and the Caucasus to Turkey’s northeast at the end of the Cold War, arguably enlarged its role in the world, and presented Turkey both opportunities and potential risks in the region. Adapting to the ...