dc.contributor.advisor | Criss, Nur Bilge | |
dc.contributor.author | Cırık, H. Kayıhan | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-07-01T10:58:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-07-01T10:58:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11693/29376 | |
dc.description | Cataloged from PDF version of article. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | During the Cold War, Turkey’s main focus was on the perceived Soviet
threat from the north. Turkey became one of the countries most deeply affected
by the end of the Cold War. In the 1990s, Turkey pursued an activist foreign
policy course, which was encouraged by a variety of factors. Especially the
Middle East has become the region that Turkey's active and assertive foreign
policy practices are most profoundly seen. Turkey’s full backing for U.S. efforts
in the Gulf War and building of close ties with Israel in this new era were
outcomes of this assertive foreign policy course.
The United States mostly realized the great importance of Turkey and its
diverse strategic roles in the post-Cold War period. Although the two countries
had different approaches and conflicting interests on some issues, where the
Middle East became the region on which the most conflicting views came out,
Turkey and the U.S. were mostly harmonious on various subjects. Developing
close relations with Israel was among the major foreign policy orientations of
Turkey. Both countries have benefited from this rapprochement and even they
had some different approaches to some matters, positive outcomes of this
strategic partnership have been more prominent. The triangular relationship
between Turkey, the United States, and Israel had positive effects on the region
and has been a very important force for maintaining peace and stability in the
Middle East for a while. But one must keep in mind that it is not enough to
assume that close ties in the past will assure smooth relations in the future.
Strategic relations mean sharing plans, but this did not turn out to be the case
for the triangular relationship in the long-run. | en_US |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Cırık, H. Kayıhan | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 154 leaves | en_US |
dc.language.iso | English | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Turkey | en_US |
dc.subject | foreign policy | en_US |
dc.subject | strategic partnership | en_US |
dc.subject | triangle | en_US |
dc.subject | Israel | en_US |
dc.subject | the U.S | en_US |
dc.subject.lcc | DR479.I78 C57 2003 | en_US |
dc.title | The Turkey-US-Israel triangle : 1991-2001 | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.department | Department of International Relations | en_US |
dc.publisher | Bilkent University | en_US |
dc.description.degree | M.S. | en_US |
dc.identifier.itemid | BILKUTUPB071811 | |