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Turkey, the EU and the Eastern mediterranean crisis: militarization of foreign policy and power rivalry
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract
The Eastern Mediterranean crisis reflects two overlapping developments. On the one hand, it is a manifestation of Turkey’s increasingly assertive posturing in the international arena. At the same time, it shows the intensity of the geopolitical competition between Turkey and its adversaries, such ... view more
The Eastern Mediterranean crisis reflects two overlapping developments. On the one hand, it is a manifestation of Turkey’s increasingly assertive posturing in the international arena. At the same time, it shows the intensity of the geopolitical competition between Turkey and its adversaries, such as Egypt and the UAE. The EU Member States’ different levels and forms of engagement with Turkey obstruct a consensus on how to coherently respond to these developments. With accession negotiations stalled and discussions focused on areas of conflict rather than cooperation, EU-Turkey relations are mired in stalemate, while the militarization of foreign policy is becoming increasingly prevalent in the EU’s southern neighbourhood. (Autorenreferat)... view less
Keywords
Turkey; EU; Mediterranean region; Cyprus; regional development; international politics; conflict; militarization; geopolitics; foreign policy; crisis management (econ., pol.); crisis management (psych.); political actor
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Östlicher Mittelmeerraum; Regionale internationale Prozesse und Tendenzen; Regionaler internationaler Konflikt; Maritime Sicherheit; Konfliktprävention; Erweiterung von und Beitritt zu internationalem Akteur
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 62/2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2020C62
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications