Turkey’s New Course
Turkey’s emergence as an influential power is being tested as never before by the crisis in Syria and the continuing showdown with Iran over its nuclear policy. Why has Turkey risen to regional prominence over the past decade, and what principles are guiding its foreign policy and relations with the West?
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CHICAGO – Turkey has recently been at the forefront of international economic and political debates. On the one hand, despite the economic crisis engulfing neighboring Europe, Turkey remains the world’s second-fastest growing economy, after China. On the other hand, there is almost no issue on the global agenda – from Iraq and Afghanistan to Somalia, Iran, and the Arab Spring, and from sustainable development to a dialogue among civilizations – on which Turkey is not playing a visible role.