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TURKEY: Neither WEST nor EAST?

Marin Vrkić orcid.org/0000-0002-4227-2317

Sažetak

Following domestic political dynamics, disunity and redirected priorities of the EU and decreasing in its NATO geostrategic role, Turkey turned to new policy norm where narrowed national interests gained absolute dominance in foreign relations. The ensuing quest for flexible alliances with Western rivals has generated more transactional and compartmentalized relationships with Western powers as Turkey considers its traditional ties with them as unequal and at times unfavorable to its interests. From historic low points in relations with US and EU, more often benefits Russia as a more powerful partner in ‘marriage of convenience’ with Turkey. Turkey in regions as Middle East, Balkan, Caucasus, Central Asia and some part of Africa, aims for a larger role and persistently builds its capacity to influence events. The ambitious leadership and the transformation of the cooperative and economically based Turkish policy to one more exclusive and security-oriented, confronted Turkey with a myriad of actors of various scales including global heavyweights.

Ključne riječi

Turkey; nationalism; strategic repositioning; transactional; regional power; militarization; Western powers; Russia.

Hrčak ID:

261156

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/261156

Datum izdavanja:

30.6.2021.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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