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Informationen zum Autor Kemal Kirisci is the TÜSIAD senior fellow and director of the Center on the United States and Europe's Turkey Project at Brookings, with an expertise in Turkish foreign policy and migration studies. His previous books include The Consequences of Chaos: Syria's Humanitarian Crisis and the Failure to Protect(Brookings, 2015). Klappentext " Turkey: A necessary ally in a troubled region Turkey stands at the front lines of many of today's global challenges, from a war-torn Middle East with dramatic flows of refugees seeking safety to a Cold War-like rivalry between the United States and Russia. Yet the country fails to play a more constructive role in helping to support the international liberal order, and its leadership is in frequent conflict with its Western allies. As a result, many in the West now question whether Turkey functions as a dependable ally for the United States and other NATO members. Kemal Kirisci shows that domestic and regional realities are more and more likely to edge Turkey toward improving its relations with the West. A better understanding of these developments will be critical in devising an updated U.S. strategy toward Turkey and its neighborhood. Western policymakers must keep in mind three on-the-ground realities that might work to their advantage. First, Turkey remains deeply integrated within the transatlantic community, a fact that has imbued it with prestige in theregion. But this prestige has been squandered by the recent trajectory of Turkey's foreign policy. To regain it, Turkey must renew close cooperation with the West. The second reality is that chaos in the neighborhood has resulted in the loss of lucrative markets for Turkish exports-which means Turkey must turn increasingly to Western ones. Third, Turkish national security is threatened by developments in Syria and Russian assertiveness in the region, enhancing the value of Turkey's "troubled alliance" with the West. However, the big question is whether rising authoritarianism in Turkey and a faltering democracy can be moved in morepositive directions so that a constructive re-engagement between the Turkey and the West can take place. " Zusammenfassung Argues that domestic and regional realities are now edging Turkey toward improving its relations with the West. A better understanding of these developments will be critical in devising an updated US strategy toward Turkey and its neighborhood. This book discusses the challenges and opportunities for the new US administration of re-engaging with a sometimes-troublesome! yet long-time ally. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents 1. Turkey and the West: A Troubled Alliance 2. Turkey and the Transatlantic Alliance in the Cold War Era, 1947-91: From Blissful Honeymoon to Fragile Alliance 3. The Post-Cold War Years, 1991-2017 4. The Rise of the AKP and Turkey's Exposure to Liberal Democracy 5. Skepticism and Identity: Gains and Losses from Turkey's Integration into the Transatlantic Community 6. The Politics of Regression 7. Turkey's Foreign Policy: The Rise and Fall of Soft Power 8. Turkey's Future in the Transatlantic Alliance: Three Scenarios Appendix: The Davutoglu Doctrine Notes Acknowledgments Index ...
