Is Turkey Still a Reliable Ally? The Case of the Black Sea
DOI : 10.32565/aarms.2019.2.6
Date : 2019
Journal title : AARMS
Journal volume : 18
Journal issue number : 2
Pages : 87-100
Document type : Folyóiratcikk
Subject : Turkey, Black Sea, NATO, Russia
Abstract :
The study examines Turkish foreign policy in the Black Sea region after the Russian
annexation of Crimea. It focuses on two main issues: Turkey’s policies within NATO
and its balancing actions vis-à-vis Russia. The paper concludes that in spite of the
sporadic Western criticism Ankara is still committed to NATO. Nonetheless, Turkey
has taken only limited balancing actions to counter the Russian threat. Ankara
evaluates and prioritizes threats often very differently from its Western partners,
and considers certain balancing steps ineffective or too costly at a specific moment.