Turkey as a restrained middle power

IF 1.2 3区社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Turkish Studies Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI:10.1080/14683849.2023.2171870

H. T. Oğuzlu

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Recent years have witnessed increasing questions regarding Turkey’s international orientation. Many have defined Turkey as an over-ambitious middle power, a categorization similar to traditional middle power identity, yet also evincing a strong determination on the part of Turkish decision makers to transform Turkey into a regional power that has the potential to become a great power sometime in future. This essay examines why Turkey’s over-ambitious middle power strategy has failed in producing the expected outcomes and why adopting the strategy of restrained middle power will serve Turkey’s national interests much better at a time of great upheavals, polarization, and uncertainties in international politics. The restrained middle power strategy can be justified on both realist and liberal grounds.

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土耳其是一个克制的中等大国

近年来，人们对土耳其的国际定位提出了越来越多的质疑。许多人将土耳其定义为一个过于雄心勃勃的中等大国，这一分类与传统的中等大国身份相似，但也表明土耳其决策者决心将土耳其转变为一个有潜力在未来成为大国的地区大国。本文探讨了为什么土耳其过于雄心勃勃的中等大国战略未能产生预期的结果，以及为什么在国际政治发生巨大动荡、两极分化和不确定的情况下，采取克制的中等大国战略将更好地服务于土耳其的国家利益。从现实主义和自由主义的角度来看，克制的中等大国战略都是合理的。

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Turkish Studies AREA STUDIES-

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2.80

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7.70%

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期刊介绍： Turkey is a country whose importance is rapidly growing in international affairs. A rapidly developing democratic state with a strong economy, complex society, active party system, and powerful armed forces, Turkey is playing an increasingly critical role in Europe, the Middle East, and the Caucasus. Given Turkey"s significance and the great interest in studying its history, politics, and foreign policy, Turkish Studies presents a forum for scholarly discussion on these topics and more.