This paper examines the role of ideas and identities in the making of the AKP's foreign policy
in Turkey. After briefly examining the institutional and international constraints on Turkish …

ABSTRACT Today the Silk Road is proclaimed to be a history and heritage shared by more
than four-billion people, incorporating oceans and continents. Governments, museums …

This paper aims to evaluate the state of Greek-Turkish relations in light of recent
developments in the reconfiguration of Turkish foreign policy. Following twenty years of …

The study of international relations (IR) has paid increasing attention over the last decade or
so to the politics of memory, trauma, shame, but to a less extent to the political …

Western conservatives are more focused on the past than are liberals: They experience
stronger cultural pessimism and nostalgically yearn back for past society. We test the …

The Milli Görüş political Islamic movement and the first political parties under its banner
were founded and dominated by the Naqshbandis. Numerous scholars have so far …

In recent years, closer Turkish-Russian relations have captured the attention of both
academics and policymakers, but also seem rather paradoxical as the two countries find …

The article builds on current academic debates pertaining to the use of religion in global
politics. By examining how and why religion is used as a tool for foreign policy aims as well …

After 2013, Turkey's foreign policy has been noted for neo-Ottomanist rhetoric and anti-
Western discourse, which resulted in the deterioration of relations with the West. To disclose …

Turkish foreign policy has taken a military turn in recent years. Turkey is now a major arms
exporter, it hosts military bases in its neighborhood and beyond, and has engaged in …