Facing a New Millenium: Coping with Intertwined Conflicts
Turkey's involvement in the Gulf War in 1991 paved the way for the country's acceptance into the European Union. This book, newly available in paperback, traces that process and in the first part looks at Turkey's foreign policy in the 1990s, considering the ability of the country to withstand the repercussions of the fall of communism. It focuses on Turkey's achievement in halting and minimising the effects of the temporary devaluation in its strategic importance that resulted from the waning of the Cold War and the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the skilful way in which Turkey avoided b
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9781847790729, 9780719063701, 9781280734342, 1847790720, 0719063701, 1280734345
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Introduction1. Turkey and the Gulf War: coping with intertwined conflicts2. The Kurdish problem4. The quest for identity5. International encounters6. What the neighbour to the West says: on Greek-Turkish relations7. A bridge across the Middle East: the Turkey-Israeli rapprochementConclusion -- .