NATO enlargement and its implications for Turkey

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buir.advisorKaraosmanoğlu, Ali
dc.contributor.authorÇatal, Erdoğan
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-01T11:01:14Z
dc.date.available2016-07-01T11:01:14Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.departmentDepartment of International Relationsen_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.en_US
dc.description.abstractNATO, which has been throughout the Cold War a collective defense organization, was considered either useless or out of date with the end of the Cold War. However, as it did in the early years of the Cold War, habitually originating from its own dynamics, NATO transformed itself in order to meet the imperatives of the post-Cold War international environment. The geographical enlargement of NATO is the centerpiece of this whole transformation process. It bears implications not only for NATO itself but also for the foreign policy that Euro-Atlantic states follow. The partnership and membership aspects of the geographical enlargement preserved NATO's credibility and served NATO on its way to become a security community, and both aspects ensured NATO's survival. As such, the establishment of relations either through partnership, membership or other way with NATO became the objective of CEE, Balkan, Caucasian, and Central Asian countries, on their way to acquire a democratic, peaceful, and Western identity. In this context, NATO addressed the concerns of a community of 46 states in the Euro-Atlantic region. Meanwhile, on part of Turkey, there appeared some opportunities and setbacks. While consolidating Turkey's western identity on the Caucasus, the Balkans and Central Asia, NATO enlargement brought new concerns to Turkey's agenda regarding regional security as well as Turkey's position in its only and most institutional and functional linkage with the Western Europe and the U.S. After the admission of three new members to NATO in 1999, the pros and cons of a second round of NATO enlargement requires an examination in depth as the decision time gets closer, not only for NATO but also for Turkey.en_US
dc.description.degreeM.A.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityÇatal, Erdoğanen_US
dc.format.extent126 leaves, illustrations, mapsen_US
dc.identifier.itemidBILKUTUPB059509
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/29546
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectNATOen_US
dc.subjectallianceen_US
dc.subjectsecurityen_US
dc.subjectidentityen_US
dc.subjectpartnershipen_US
dc.subjectmembershipen_US
dc.subjectexpansionen_US
dc.subjectenlargementen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.subjectregionalen_US
dc.subjectEurasiaen_US
dc.subjectEuro-Atlanticen_US
dc.subjectorganizationen_US
dc.subjectinstitutionen_US
dc.subjectdefenceen_US
dc.subjectzoneen_US
dc.subjectsphereen_US
dc.subjectinfluenceen_US
dc.subjectinteresten_US
dc.subject.lccUA646.3 .C38 2001en_US
dc.subject.lcshNational security Europe.en_US
dc.titleNATO enlargement and its implications for Turkeyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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