1st Edition
Iran-Turkey Relations, 1979-2011 Conceptualising the Dynamics of Politics, Religion and Security in Middle-Power States
Introduction 1. The Foundations of Turkish-Iranian Relations: An alternative Approach to the Politics of Middle-Power States 2. An Interregnum: Turkish -Iranian Diplomatic Crises 3. The Phantom of Terror in Turkish-Iranian Relations 4. Post -Cold War Turkish-Iranian Security Relations: A Revival of the Kurdish-Turkish War and Security Patterns in the Middle East 5. Post-Cold War Security Relations of Turkey-Iran: From Ethno-Religious Conflict To New Security Systems In Central Asia And The Caucasus 6. Post-Cold War Turkey-Iran Energy Relations in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea Neighborhood: Implications for European Energy Security 7. Pathologies And Roundups In Turkish-Iranian Economic Relations Since 1979 8. Capacities of The Middle - Power State: Articulation of Theoretical Framework
Biography
Suleyman Elik is currently Visiting Research Fellow at the Energy Institute, and School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University, UK.
"Elik weaves a highly readable account of more than thirty years of diplomatic, security and energy relations – and in doing so establishes the central importance of both nations and their relations with each other to the wider regional political landscape... I found the case study of Iran-Turkey relations a worthwhile investment irrespective of the theoretical overlay – and in that sense the book offers something of a dual purpose that should satisfy both IR theory and non-theory inclined readers." - Stephen McGlinchey; e-International Relations, www.e-ir.info
"This book is the first comprehensive exploration of Iranian-Turkish relations since 1979... There is a strong theoretical underpinning to the text through the use of a middle-power states framework." - Suleyman Kizitoprak; Insight Turkey, Vol 15, No.02, Spring 2013.
