Title of article :
Paradigm Change in Turkish Foreign Policy after Post-Cold War
Author/Authors :
Aka, H. Burç Department of International Relations - University of Namık Kemal, Tekirdağ
Abstract :
The article analyses the change in paradigm of Turkish Foreign Policy with reference to Post-Cold War. The article has two main assumptions: (i) The international system mainly determines the foreign policy of any state (ii) Post-Cold War is a multi-polar international system with three sub-periods. The article understands the strategy and objectives of Turkish Foreign Policy for each sub-period to identify the paradigm change of it. The article concludes that Turkey has adopted a complementary alliance with West in its foreign policy, but endeavored to conduct an ideologist alliance the remainder states of Ottoman Empire after 2008.
Keywords :
Turkish Foreign Policy , Paradigm Change , Foreign Policy Analysis , Post-Cold War
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics