My latest Journal Article "Turkish AK Parti's Posture Towards the 2003 War in Iraq: the Impact of Religion amid Security Concerns" is now available at: https://therestjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/The-Rest-Vol.10-No.1-A1.pdf. It is part of Issue 1, Volume 10 of "The Rest. Journal of Politics and Development"."The Rest. Journal of Politics and Development" is the scientific review of the CESRAN International UK.
UK-based CESRAN (Centre for Strategic and Research Analysis) has been recently named amongst the top think tanks in the world.
ABSTRACT: This paper focuses on Turkey’s foreign policy makers’ attitudes in the context of the 2003 US decision to wage war against Iraq. The main goal is to assess and downplay the impact of religion in relation to security-related concerns. Drawing on official speeches, interviews, declarations by key figures in the foreign policy process, the paper argues that religion is nothing more than an intervening factor in the case of Turkey’s approach to the 2003 war in Iraq. Therefore, notwithstanding the role of Islamist elites in the foreign policy decision-making of Turkey, Turkey’s foreign affairs were rather inspired by a realist behavior, driven by pragmatic considerations, aimed at pursuing rationalist goals.
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