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Problem areas for the new Turkish foreign policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

Ayşe Zarakol
Ayşe Zarakol*
Affiliation:
Council on Foreign Relations, International Affairs Fellow
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∗ Email: zarakola@me.com
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Abstract

Given its economic success and the political transformations of the last decade, it is not surprising that Turkey is now charting an ambitious course in foreign policy. This article provides a sober assessment of some of the shortcomings becoming evident in Turkish foreign policy, and argues that if these problems are not addressed, Turkey is due to fall short of its regional leadership ambitions.

Keywords

TurkeyForeign PolicyMiddle EastEurasiaBalkans

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Analysis of Current Events
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Nationalities Papers , Volume 40 , Issue 5 , September 2012, pp. 739 - 745
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Copyright © 2012 Association for the Study of Nationalities 

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