The Nation or the Ummah: Islamism and Turkish Foreign Policy

Author:   Birol Başkan ,  Ömer Taşpınar
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9781438486482


Pages:   222
Publication Date:   02 July 2022
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The Nation or the Ummah: Islamism and Turkish Foreign Policy


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Turkey's enthusiastic embrace of the Arab Spring set in motion a dynamic that fundamentally altered its relations with the United States, Russia, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Iran, and transformed Turkey from a soft power to a hard power in the tangled geopolitics of the Middle East. Birol Başkan and Ömer Taşpınar argue that the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) Islamist background played a significant role in the country's decision to embrace the uprisings and the subsequent foreign policy direction the country has pursued. They demonstrate that religious ideology is endogenous to—shaping and in turn being shaped by—Turkey's various engagements in the Middle East. The Nation or the Ummah emphasizes that while Islamist religious ideology does not provide specific policy prescriptions, it does shape the way the ruling elite sees and interprets the context and the structural boundaries they operate within.

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Author:   Birol Başkan ,  Ömer Taşpınar
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438486482


ISBN 10:   1438486480
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   02 July 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Turkey's Traditional Kemalist Foreign Policy 2. JDP's First Decade 3. The Arab Spring 4. Islamism at Work Conclusion: Reflections on the so-called Turkish Model Notes Bibliography Index

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"""…this book is a valuable contribution to the field of Turkish studies. Two top experts provide a very good overview of Turkish foreign policy and propose a framework for understanding Turkey's policy choices in the Arab Spring. The book also provides a good case study for those who want to analyze the intersection of domestic and foreign policy and how ideology can be relevant in foreign policy decisions. It will therefore be useful for a broad audience interested in Turkish politics, Islamism, or foreign policy analysis."" — Bustan: The Middle East Book Review ""…highly topical and timely … this book is a very good read for students of Turkish politics, Islamism, religion, international relations, and foreign policy."" — Middle East Journal"


...highly topical and timely ... this book is a very good read for students of Turkish politics, Islamism, religion, international relations, and foreign policy. - Middle East Journal


Author Information

Birol Başkan is non-resident scholar at the Middle East Institute. He is the author of several books, including Turkey and Qatar in the Tangled Geopolitics of the Middle East and From Religious Empires to Secular States: State Secularization in Turkey, Iran, and Russia. Ömer Taşpınar is Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books, including What the West is Getting Wrong about the Middle East: Why Islam is Not the Problem.

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