Greek-Turkish Relations in an Era of Détente

Greek-Turkish Relations in an Era of Détente
Author: Barry Rubin
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2020-05-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000082881

Greek-Turkish conflict-ridden relations have long occupied a problematic position in the Western alliance, first in NATO then, more dramatically, within the context of the newly developing European Union and its defence initiatives. Following three major earthquakes on both sides of the Aegean, the two countries have now experienced, firstly, a public empathy towards each other, and secondly, a significant diplomatic rapprochement. This rapprochement though has failed to resolve the Cyprus conflict, and is now at risk of reverting back to a series of conflicts. This book addresses the crucial issues between Greece and Turkey, from a critical perspective, and provides an up-to-date assessment of the current state of the Greek-Turkish rapprochement and its future development. This book was previously published as a special issue of the journal Turkish Studies.

Greek-Turkish Relations in an Era of Détente

Greek-Turkish Relations in an Era of Détente
Author: Ali Çarkoğlu
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2005
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780714656946

This volume aims addresses the issues of Greek-Turkish conflict from a critical perspective and provides an up-to-date assessment of the recent rapprochement and its future development.

Rethinking Greek-Turkish Relations Since 1999

Rethinking Greek-Turkish Relations Since 1999
Author: Gökçe Bayindir Goularas
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2017-10-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1498546978

Greek–Turkish relations, despite some détente periods in their shared history, have been generally characterized by hostility and antagonism. But a significant breakthrough in Greek–Turkish relations was achieved in 1999, although certain signs of rapprochement were already present in the pre-1999 period. This date initiated a new era between the two countries thanks to a series of important events, such as the Helsinki summit, the earthquakes that occurred in 1999 in Turkey and in Greece, and the common initiatives of the Greek and Turkish Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Since then, bilateral relations have changed direction toward the positive. In order to better understand contemporary Greek–Turkish relations, this book covers a number of different aspects including the current state of minorities, the development of the contemporary Turkish national discourse, the narratives of friendship between the two nations, the influence of electronic media for the reconciliation process, and the role of civil actors for changing the perception of the “other.” In a period where Greece is struggling to overcome its chronic financial problems and Turkey is being shaped by major political events, the relations between the two countries become highly important, especially in addition to their geographical position near a destabilized geopolitical region. This book is addressed to anyone who is interested in understanding the relations between Greece and Turkey today and in forecasting their future relations—and, by consequence, the future of the eastern Mediterranean area.

The Greek-Turkish Conflict in the Aegean

The Greek-Turkish Conflict in the Aegean
Author: A. Heraclides
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2010-07-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 023028339X

This study of the Greek-Turkish Aegean dispute book shows that the dispute is resolvable and that the crux of the problem is not the incompatibility of interests but the mutual fears and suspicions, which are deeply rooted in historical memories, real or imagined.

Greece, Turkey and the Aegean Sea

Greece, Turkey and the Aegean Sea
Author: Haralambos Athanasopulos
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2017-07-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0786450037

For many years, Greece and Turkey have been involved in aggressive rivalry over large areas of the Aegean Sea as well as Cyprus. Their conflicts endanger the peace between these two NATO allies and have even brought the two nations to the brink of war, but no agreement has been reached despite their mutual assistance in the aftermath of the earthquakes suffered by both countries in the summer of 1999. This work provides an in-depth discussion of how the conflicts began, the matter of Cyprus and international law, disputes and near-war situations over the Aegean, the dynamics of and prospects for a new Greek-Turkish partnership, and current developments in disputes and relations.

Troubled Partnership

Troubled Partnership
Author: F. Stephen Larrabee
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780833047564

U.S.-Turkish relations, long a vital element of U.S. policy, have seriously deteriorated in recent years. However, the arrival of a new U.S. administration offers an opportunity to repair recent fissures. Priority should be given to harmonizing policy toward Iraq and the Middle East as well as Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Greek-Turkish Relations Since 1955

Greek-Turkish Relations Since 1955
Author: Tozun Bahcheli
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2021-11-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0429712251

Bahcheli analyzes the dispute over Cyprus from its emergence in the 1950s to the coup against President Makarios which brought Greece and Turkey to war in 1974. He considers the Cyprus issue within the narrow context of Greek-Turkish relations, and the broad context of international relations

Turkey–West Relations

Turkey–West Relations
Author: Oya Dursun-Özkanca
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2019-11-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108775985

This timely book fills an important gap in the literature of international relations, providing a thorough, up-to-date, empirically supported, and theoretically grounded analysis of how and why Turkish foreign policy has changed in recent years vis-à-vis the West. Presenting one of the first balancing studies that employs elite interviews as data, Turkey–West Relations develops a framework of intra-alliance opposition, classifying the tools of statecraft into three categories - boundary testing, boundary challenging, and boundary breaking. Six case studies are examined regarding Turkish foreign policy over the past nine years, exploring an array of topics including Turkey's foreign policy in relation to various nations and organizations, the refugee crisis, defense procurement, energy policies, and more. Dursun-Özkanca demonstrates how international, regional, issue-specific, and domestic factors may serve to explain Turkey's increasing boundary-breaking behavior. This book is crucial for anyone who seeks to understand the recent growing rifts between Turkey and the US, the EU, and NATO.