Academic Scientific JournalsTurkey's erratic foreign policy in the Middle East, 2011-2017
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Turkey, foreign policy, Syria, Iraq, neorealismAbstract
In a neorealist approach to the subject, this paper argues that decreases within the harmony of structural, institutional and individual levels within the state (in our case, Turkey), will eventually lead to a less and less successful foreign policy. The article explores Turkey’s dyadic foreign relations primarily with Syria before and after the Arab spring, concentrating on the period of 2011 to 2017 (for comparative reasons, we have included Turkey-USA, Turkey-Saudi Arabia and Turkey-Iran relations within the research as well). It shows the slow degradation and increased lack of success within Turkey’s foreign policy during the ongoing decade.
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