Turkey’s Cold War

Foreign Policy and Western Alignment in the Modern Republic

Saban Halis Çalis (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

352 Seiten

2016
I.B. Tauris (Verlag)
978-1-78453-189-8 (ISBN)

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Since the end of the Ottoman Empire, Turkey has repeatedly attempted to assert its position as a central strategic nation in the formation of world geo-politics. Turkey's Cold War shows for the first time how the country's modern foreign policy, in particular during the Cold War, has been shaped by an aspiration to become part of the Western world.

Drawing on a variety of sources, ranging from interviews with key figures to unpublished archival material, Saban Halis Calis traces this ambition back to the 1930s. In doing so, he demonstrates that Turkey's policy has been shaped not just by US and Soviet positions, but also by its own desire both to reinforce its Kemalist character and to 'Westernise'. The Cold War, therefore, can be seen as an opportunity for Turkey to realise its long-held goal and align itself economically and politically with the West. This book will shed new light on the Cold War and Turkey's modern diplomacy, and re-orientate existing understandings of modern Turkish identity and its diplomatic history.

Saban Halis Calis is Professor of International Relations at Selcuk University, Turkey. He received his PhD from the University of Nottingham and was vice-president of the Turkish Higher Education Council between 2011 and 2015. In addition to many papers, essays and articles in Turkish and English, he is also the author of numerous books in Turkish. He frequently appears on television and radio as a commentator, and writes occasionally for daily newspapers.

Introduction
1. A Prelude to the Global Confrontation
2. The Second World War and the Soviet Factor
3. Twilight Zone between Hot and Cold Wars
4. The Beginning of the Cold War
5. NATO and Turkish Security Concept
6. The Implications of the Western Alignment
7. The Cold War Turbulence in the 1960s and 1970s
8. The Military and Cold War Policy
9. The Özal Era, Turkish Détente and the End of the Cold War
10. Decision-Making and Cold Warriors
Conclusions

Erscheinungsdatum	03.12.2016
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	497 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-78453-189-8 / 1784531898
ISBN-13	978-1-78453-189-8 / 9781784531898
Zustand	Neuware