Is NATO Brain Dead?: Turkey's Position and the Effects of “Patronal Politics” on Foreign Policy

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Author(s): Muhammed Can (University of Minho, Portugal)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 17
Source title: NATO and the Future of European and Asian Security
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Carsten Sander Christensen (Billund Municipaly's Museums, Denmark)and Vakhtang Maisaia (Caucasus International University, Georgia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7118-7.ch002

Keywords: Government & Law / Information Science Reference / National Security / Policy & Reform

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Turkey has always been a strategic member of NATO, not just because of its military prowess as a regional power but also because of its geostrategic location. However, President Erdogan's assertive foreign policy decisions predominantly in conflicts in Libya and the East Mediterranean Sea laid bare vulnerabilities among the NATO members. Moreover, President Emmanuel Macron's warnings regarding the decreasing role of NATO intensified controversies between Turkey and allied members. This chapter seeks to find answers with regard to underlying domestic factors of Turkish foreign policy. It conceptualizes the term ‘patronal politics' in the context of Turkish politics that have prevailed in former Soviet Republics for decades.

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