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  • Türkiye–Israel Trade Conflict: Economic Standoff amidst a Simmering Crisis

    Türkiye’s decision to suspend all trade with Israel from May 2024 has upended a significant economic relationship.

    July 19, 2024

    Erdogan’s April 2024 Visit to Iraq: An Assessment

    Türkiye’s President Erdogan’s April 2024 visit to Iraq saw progress on economic integration projects and security ties.

    June 05, 2024

    Turkiye Leverages Sweden’s NATO Accession Bid

    Turkiye effectively leveraged its NATO membership to secure benefits aligned with its defence, counter-terrorism and foreign policy priorities, vis-à-vis Sweden’s accession bid.

    February 28, 2024

    Turkiye’s ‘Safe Zone’ Policy and Syrian Refugees

    The border region between Turkiye and Syria continues to remain highly unstable, posing a potential risk of armed conflict.

    February 20, 2024

    Turkiye–Pakistan Defence Cooperation: Evolving Dynamics

    Shared security interests and Turkiye’s growing indigenous capabilities will likely ensure that the Pakistan–Turkiye defence cooperation continues on its upward trajectory.

    February 09, 2024

    Türkiye’s Foreign Policy Under The AKP: Implications and Challenges for India

    • Publisher: Pentagon Press
      2023
    During the first two decades of the twenty-first century, besides the structural factors namely geography, history, politics, international system and the world order, five conjunctural factors dominated Turkish foreign policy behaviour and conduct. These include the Strategic Depth (Stratejik Derinlik) doctrine with ‘zero-problem’ with neighbours embedded in it followed by the Blue Homeland (Mavi Vatan) doctrine focused on enhancing Türkiye’s maritime presence in its immediate neighbourhood and the periphery. Thirdly, and arguably the most important, is the personality of Recep Tayyip Erdogan who as a dominating figure in contemporary Turkish politics has shaped not only the political discourse but foreign policy praxis. Erdogan’s personalised style of interventions has undoubtedly had a profound impact on Ankara’s interactions and engagements with the wider world. Finally, pan-Islamism and neo-Ottomanism are two important drivers in Turkish foreign policy and were visible notably in the Middle East and North Africa region and came into prominence in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings. In this context, it is pertinent to ask what are Turkish foreign policy ambitions and how do these impact India? Given that Ankara has expanded its presence, or at least is striving to expand it, in the geographically contiguous Southwest Asia region that connects India to the Middle East, the question how Indian foreign policy should view Türkiye becomes even more important. The bilateral challenges between India and Türkiye make it even more pertinent for Indian scholars and policymakers to take a deep and hard look at Türkiye’s foreign policy doctrines and praxis. This book is an attempt in that direction. It systematically analyses the structural and conjunctural factors in Turkish foreign policy and notes that Türkiye’s foreign policy is embedded in a glorified identification of the past, both Ottoman and Kemalist, and in its geographical location as a multi-regional actor. However, the foreign policy ambitions are limited by Türkiye’s economic performance and political sliding. From an Indian viewpoint, the book identifies Pakistan as a limiting factor so far as the bilateral relations are concerned and recommends that New Delhi should use economic leverage and diplomacy to de-hyphenate the Pakistan factor.
    • ISBN: 9788195189427 ,
    • Price: ₹ 995/-
    • E-copy available
    2023

    Turkiye and the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation

    Turkiye’s Chairmanship of the Organization of the BSEC gives it an opportunity to shape the trajectory of the pivotal regional organisation.

    September 01, 2023

    Turkiye’s Support of Sweden’s NATO Accession and Implications

    Erdogan extracted significant concessions while maximising Turkish national interest by supporting Sweden’s accession into NATO.

    August 04, 2023

    Erdogan and Strengthening of Political Islam in Turkiye

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s May 2023 electoral victory reinforces the dominance of political Islam in Turkiye’s politics, despite economic crises.

    July 12, 2023

    Rare Earth Elements in Turkiye: Emerging Prospects

    Turkiye's discovery of rare earth elements deposits holds immense potential to revive its economy and diversify global supply chains, but significant challenges lie ahead.

    June 15, 2023

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