TURKEY`S NEW APPROACH TO THE WESTERN BALKANS
TURKEY`S NEW APPROACH TO THE WESTERN BALKANS
Author(s): Žarko Petrović
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Civil Society, Governance, International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: ISAC - Centar za međunarodne i bezbednosne poslove
Keywords: Turkey’s Foreign Policy; Western Balkans; Neo-Ottomanism; Ahmet Davutoğlu; Regional Cooperation; EU Integration; Balkan Geopolitics
Summary/Abstract: Turkey is presently among the most active external political actors in the Western Balkans. For this, Ankara has received both praise and criticism from the Western Balkans itself, but also from other external actors in the region. The perception of Turkey`s new activism in this part of south-east Europe is often emotional and seldom pragmatic. As such, this paper attempts to provide a non-exhaustive overview of the various aspects of this new Turkish approach to the region. It also aims to provide a sober, facts-based assessment, which can serve as a starting point for an informed discussion on Turkey`s new role in the Western Balkans.
Series: ISAC - Miscellaneous Papers
- Page Count: 21
- Publication Year: 2011
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
- Introduction
