A Shifting Centrality
The Evolution of Turkish Strategic Posture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13093756 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dario Cristiani (German Marshall Fund of the United States, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 425-443 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Review of the Middle East (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2349-0055 • E-ISSN: 2347-7989 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/23477989231202062 |
| OpenAlex | W4387668725 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 42 |
This article examines the changing patterns in Türkiye’s strategic and military posture since the establishment of the Republic, with a focus on the developments, and changes, since the 1980s. Originally based on the two principles of deterrence and collective security, this view has later developed in other directions. In the 1980s, this posture started to shift as Türkiye became a more assertive regional player, and the domestic civilian–military balances were changing. This evolution would emerge more visibly under the AKP, as a new perception of the Turkish geographical centrality brought the country to play a pro-active regional and international role, exemplified by the emergence of Türkiye as a peacekeeping actor with an aggressive economic foreign policy. In this period, the Turkish strategic view evolved, making active engagement and forward defense two pillars of a new approach
Assertiveness · Centrality · Deterrence theory · Economics · Economy · Foreign policy · Management · Peacekeeping · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Strategic planning · Strategic thinking · Turkish · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Psychology · Social Psychology · Turkey's Politics and Society
Modern Turkey
Italy and Albania
Secularism and Muslim Democracy in Turkey
The Foreign Policy of the European Union
Toward an Islamic Enlightenment
Turkish Foreign Policy since 1774
The Kurdish Rebellions of Sheikh Said (1925), Mt. Ararat (1930), and Dersim (1937-8)
Fascist Italy and the Middle East, 1933–40
The First World War Peace Settlements, 1919-1925
Conspiracy Theories in Turkey
Turkey and Qatar in the Tangled Geopolitics of the Middle East
Transformation of Turkish Foreign Policy Toward Syria
The Ankara consensus
The Sèvres Syndrome and “ Komplo ” Theories in the Islamist and Secular Press
Erdoğan and the Muslim Brotherhood
Economic Relations with the Middle East Under the AKP—Trade, Business Community and Reintegration with Neighboring Zones
The Role of Foreign Policy in Constructing the Party Identity of the Turkish Justice and Development Party (AKP)
Turkey
Turkey-Africa alliance
History of the Modern Middle East
Turkey's Strategic Vision and Syria
Turkey, Davutoglu and the Idea of Pan-Islamism
Turkish politics and the military
Asad's Legacy
Nationalism and Foreign Policy Discourse in Turkey Under the AKP Rule
Turkey's changing security discourses
Swords and Ploughshares
The parliamentary election in Turkey, November 2002
The Five Phases of Turkey's Foreign Policy under the AKP
The Emergence of Modern Turkey
Turkey-The Return of the Reluctant Generals
The Unipolar Moment
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |