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Maximizing the Potential of a Japan-Turkey Strategic Relationship: The Security of Middle Eastern Energy Supplies
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Author(s): Devrim Şahin (Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus)and Ahmet Sözen (Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 23
Source title:
Economic Dynamics of Global Energy Geopolitics
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ahmet Salih Ikiz (Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4203-2.ch010
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Abstract
The international system has experienced a shift from a Western-centric world dominated by the United States to a decentralized world. This accompanies a shift in the distribution of energy wherein China overtakes the US as the biggest oil importer. Energy is vital for the survival of countries' economic facilities. Japan is a country that needs to import the energy resources to run its industry. Thus, the security of its economic activities is dependent on the security of energy supplies. The fact that Turkey is a country with ambitions to become a regional energy center and has strong ties to the Middle East makes it vital to Japanese interests. Also, Japan's advanced technology and economy are vital to Turkey's ambitions of becoming an energy hub. These reciprocal interests make it possible for both countries to attain a high level of cooperation. Nevertheless, this depends on their self-awareness and political will in order to exhibit a more independent behavior which transcends their previously US-dominated foreign policy.
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