The Link between Libyan Civil War and the Eastern Mediterranean Issue in Turkish Foreign Policy: Balancing the Threat

IF 0.2 4区社会学 Q4 AREA STUDIES

Bilig Pub Date : 2023-01-30 DOI:10.12995/bilig.10404

Sami Ki̇raz

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Abstract

This article aims to determine the main motivation behind Türkiye’s involvement in the Libyan Civil War as an active actor since 2019 which can be seen as a deviation from its traditional foreign policy. Türkiye has involved in the Libyan conflict following the establishment of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) which it believes threatens its vital interests in the region. In this study, this involvement is described in the context of Stephen M. Walt’s balance of threat theory. It is argued that Türkiye’s Libyan policy is essentially a balancing policy against the threat posed by the alliance against its interests in the Eastern Mediterranean region. It is further argued that maintaining stability in Libya led by the Government of National Accord (GNA)

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土耳其外交政策中利比亚内战与东地中海问题的关系:平衡威胁

本文旨在确定土耳其自2019年以来作为积极参与者参与利比亚内战背后的主要动机，这可以被视为对其传统外交政策的偏离。在东地中海天然气论坛(EMGF)成立后，土耳其认为东地中海天然气论坛威胁到其在该地区的重大利益，因此参与了利比亚冲突。在本研究中，这种介入是在Stephen M. Walt的威胁平衡理论的背景下描述的。有人认为，基耶的利比亚政策本质上是一种平衡政策，以对抗北约对其在东地中海地区利益构成的威胁。进一步认为，维持由民族团结政府(GNA)领导的利比亚的稳定，

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