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Turkey's Pivot to Eurasia: Geopolitics and Foreign Policy in a Changing World Order


Turkey's Pivot to Eurasia: Geopolitics and Foreign Policy in a Changing World Order

Hardback by Ersen, Emre; Köstem, Seçkin

Turkey's Pivot to Eurasia: Geopolitics and Foreign Policy in a Changing World Order

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ISBN:
9780367085667
Publication Date:
10 Jun 2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:
Routledge
Pages:
200 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 22 - 24 May 2024
Turkey's Pivot to Eurasia: Geopolitics and Foreign Policy in a Changing World Order

Description

This book discusses and analyses the dimensions of Turkey's strategic rapprochement with the Eurasian states and institutions since the deterioration of Ankara's relations with its traditional NATO allies. Do these developments signify a major strategic reorientation in Turkish foreign policy? Is Eurasia becoming an alternative geopolitical concept to Europe or the West? Or is this 'pivot to Eurasia' an instrument of the current Turkish government to obtain greater diplomatic leverage? Engaging with these key questions, the contributors explore the geographical, political, economic, military and social dynamics that influence this process, while addressing the questions that arise from the difficulties in reconciling Ankara's strategic priorities with those of other Eurasian countries like Russia, China, Iran and India. Chapters focus on the different aspects of Turkey's improving bilateral relations with the Eurasian states and institutions and consider the possibility of developing a convincing Eurasian alternative for Turkish foreign policy. The book will be useful for researchers in the fields of politics and IR more broadly, and particularly relevant for scholars and students researching Turkish foreign policy and the geopolitics of Eurasia.

Contents

Introduction: Understanding the Dynamics of Turkey's Pivot to Eurasia Chapter 1 Turkey and the West: Geopolitical Shifts in the AK Party Era Chapter 2 The Return of Eurasianism in Turkey: Relations with Russia and Beyond Chapter 3 Turkey's Ambiguous Strategic Rapprochement with Russia Chapter 4 Heading towards the East? Sino-Turkish Relations after the July 15 Coup Attempt Chapter 5 Turkey's Economic Expectations from a Rising China Chapter 6 Turkey and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Common Values, Economics or Pure Geopolitics Chapter 7 Geopolitics, Identity and Beyond: Turkey's Renewed Interest in the Caucasus and Central Asia Chapter 8 Turkey's Energy Security in Eurasia: Trade-offs or Cognitive Bias? Chapter 9 Dynamics of Estrangement and Realignment in Turkey-Iran Relations in the 2000s: Exploring the U.S. Dimension Chapter 10 Turkey and India: A Relationship in Progress Chapter 11 Politics of New Developmentalism: Turkey, BRICS and Beyond

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