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Book SynopsisThis edited volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the transformations in Turkey's transatlantic connection including political, economic, and security relations. The book concentrates on the question of how these transformations in conjuction with several other factors are reflected over Turkey's foreign policy behavior and new alignment preferences. Contributors especially delve into regional affairs of Turkey seeking to show how the transatlantic frame alternatively impact Turkey's policies in different neighborhoods, arguing that Turkish foreign policy cannot be understood without careful analysis of multiple international pressures and changing dynamics at the domestic political scenery.
Trade ReviewTurkey's role in international affairs has undergone a major shift in the 21st century, due in part to a more turbulent transatlantic environment, and in part to a more complex regional context arising from unresolved tensions in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, and the EU 'neighborhood'. These chapters explore the intricacies and interactions of these ongoing developments and relate them to a series of recent cataclysmic events within Turkey itself. The authors are specialists who help the reader to navigate the ebb and flow of contemporary events in a way that is both captivating and insightful.
-- Edward Moxon-Browne, University of Limerick
Turkey’s relations with the E.U. and the U.S. have undergone significant changes during the first two decades of the 21st century. This book offers new analytical perspectives about their implications for Turkey and the West. Covering a variety of topics ranging from international and regional security issues to public opinion in Turkey, the chapters in this multi-authored book are especially noteworthy for their detailed analyses of the regional contexts of Turkey’s interactions with Europe and the United States. Turkey’s Changing Transatlantic Relations makes a timely and useful contribution to the ongoing discussions in the academic and policy communities on both sides of the Atlantic about the current trends and future prospects concerning Turkey’s role in the Western Alliance. It is highly recommended for those interested in understanding the complexities of one of the major issues in contemporary world politics.
-- Sabri Sayari, Sabanci University
Table of ContentsChapter 1 - The Evolution of Turkey’s Transatlantic Relations: From Hard Balancing with the West to Soft Balancing the West
Atila Eralp and Zerrin Torun
Chapter 2 – Part of the West Going on with the Rest? The Prospect of (Re)Balancing in Turkey’s Relations with the EU and the USA
Çiğdem Üstün and Ahmet K. Han
Chapter 3 - Political Economy of Turkey’s transatlantic and regional relations
Ş. İnan Rüma
Chapter 4 - The Transatlantic Link in Turkey’s Middle Power Identity
Fulya Aksu Ereker and Sinem Akgül Açıkmeşe
Chapter 5 - New Pathways in Turkey’s Security Relations: The Role of Ever-Changing NATO
Eda Kuşku Sönmez
Chapter 6 - Grey Matters: A Neoclassical Realist View of Turkey’s Transatlantic Relations in Syria
Bezen Balamir Coşkun
Chapter 7 - The Transatlantic approach to Middle Eastern conflicts and Turkey’s role
Nur Köprülü
Chapter 8 - Turkey’s Transatlantic Relations, Eastern Mediterranean, and the changing nature of Turkish-Greek Disputes
Sait Akşit
Chapter 9 - Turkey and Transatlantic Relations: Impact on Regional Balances in the Black Sea
Sinem Ünaldılar Kocamaz
Chapter 10 - Turkey’s Activism and Actorness in the Western Balkans: The Role of Transatlantic Relations
Damla Cihangir Tetik
Chapter 11 - Turkish Public Opinion and Transatlantic Relations
Özgehan Şenyuva and Mustafa Aydın
