Turkish Foreign Policy

Determinants, mechanisms, and dynamics of Turkish foreign and defense policy. Investigation of the linkage between domestic factors – particularly competing conceptions of Turkish identity – and foreign policy; chronological survey of Turkish security policy; and in-depth analyses of Turkey’s relations with its primary interlocutors on the regional and global levels. Designed as a capstone research project enabling students to test out competing theoretical approaches (neorealism, liberalism, constructivism, etc.) in international relations theory. Prerequisites: PS 0061