Turkey in World Politics: An Emerging Multiregional Power
  • 2001/270 pages

Turkey in World Politics:

An Emerging Multiregional Power

Barry Rubin and Kemal Kirisci, editors
Hardcover: $57.00
ISBN: 978-1-55587-954-9
Once characterized by an avoidance of foreign entanglements, Turkey's diplomacy has changed dramatically in the present era of regional agreements and organizations. Tracing the evolution of that change, this comprehensive study explores the country's new international posture.

The authors assess Turkey's policy toward Europe, Russia, Central Asia, and the U.S., as well as its growing role within the Middle East region. They also address in depth the critical issues of economic, energy, and water policy. Their discussion of the interest groups and institutions affecting the policymaking process and the challenges facing the country's rapidly urbanizing and industrializing economy contribute to the picture of a complex, dynamic nation.

Barry Rubin is director of Global Reserach in International Affairs at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel. He is editor of the Middle East Review of International Affairs and has published extensively on Middle Eastern politics. Kemal Kirisci is professor of political science at Bogazici University, Istanbul. He is coauthor of The Political Economy of Cooperation in the Middle East.