Phillips, Christopher (2010) Turkey: Reengagement with the Middle East? International Affairs at LSE (19 Feb 2010). Website.
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Turkey’s reengagement with the Middle East in recent years has been widely misunderstood. The AKP government’s perceived falling out with long-standing ally Israel, its drawing closer to Syria, Iraq and Iran, and a seemingly less enthusiastic approach to EU accession has led many to conclude that Ankara is shifting Eastwards in its foreign relations priorities. Yet this reorientation should not be over-exaggerated. Far from abandoning old alliances in the West for new friendships in the Muslim world, Turkey is instead settling into a new role as a regional power that was thrust on it after the power vacuum produced by the Iraq war and a decade of economic growth.
| Item Type: | Online resource (Website) |
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| Official URL: | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/ideas/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2010 The Author(s) |
| Divisions: | LSE IDEAS |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2017 08:54 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Sep 2025 06:58 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/83132 |
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