Introduction: Contrasting theoretical approaches to Turkish foreign policy
Paul Kubicek
1. The motives behind the AKP’s foreign policy: neo-Ottomanism and
strategic autonomy
M. Hakan Yavuz
2. Populism, victimhood and Turkish foreign policy under AKP rule
Mehmet Arısan
3. The transnational politics of religion: Turkey’s Diyanet, Islamic communities and beyond
Ahmet Erdi Öztürk and Bahar Baser
4. Erdoğan and the Muslim Brotherhood: an outside-in approach to Turkish foreign policy in the Middle East
Hakkı Taş
5. An examination of the underlying dynamics of Turkey-European Union relations through the lenses of international relations theory
Oya Dursun-Özkanca
6. Constructing a realistic explanation of Turkish – US relations
Lenore Martin
7. Structural dynamics, pragmatism, and shared grievances: explaining Russian-Turkish relations
Paul Kubicek
8. Between escalation and détente: Greek-Turkish relations in the aftermath of the Eastern Mediterranean crisis
Ioannis N. Grigoriadis
Biography
Paul Kubicek is Professor of Political Science and Director of International Studies at Oakland University, USA. He has published widely on Russian and Turkish politics and has taught at Koç University, Boğaziçi University, and Antalya Bilim University in Turkey. He is the editor of the journal Turkish Studies.
