Turkey's "double gravity" predicament : the foreign policy of a newly activist power / Philip Robins
Language: English Subject(s): Online resources: In: International Affairs . -- v.89, n 2 ( March. 2013)Abstract: In November 2012 it was ten years since the Justice and Development Party became the party of government in Turkey. During that time, it has raised its profile abroad and sought to project its influence. In particular, it has tried to increase its impact on the European Union and the Middle East-the primary regions to which Turkey lies adjacent. Turkey remains a country subject to the highly contrasting twin gravities of the EU and the Middle East in spite of its leadership aspirations and its will to accomplish more.Revista R0097 (MAEC- Biblioteca Central)
In November 2012 it was ten years since the Justice and Development Party became the party of government in Turkey. During that time, it has raised its profile abroad and sought to project its influence. In particular, it has tried to increase its impact on the European Union and the Middle East-the primary regions to which Turkey lies adjacent. Turkey remains a country subject to the highly contrasting twin gravities of the EU and the Middle East in spite of its leadership aspirations and its will to accomplish more.