Turkey’s Third Wave — And the Coming Quest for Strategic Reassurance

"The world according to Turks"

by Dr. Ian O. Lesser

October 26, 2011

Turkey may be entering a “third wave” in the evolution of its modern foreign policy, with continued regional activism played out in a strategic environment that is increasingly insecure and crisis prone. The prevailing mix of self confidence, assertiveness, and coolness toward Western partners may not be sustainable as Ankara once again requires greater reassurance against conflict and chaos on
its borders. The return to brinkmanship in the eastern Mediterranean is a further complicating factor, and one that may play a growing role in Turkish-Western dynamics.

Περισσότερα German Marshall Fund