Is there any security preference for Turkey between the Eu and U.S.?

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Ünal, Kemal
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The recent global security challenges such as terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction etc. have altered the security perceptions of the countries. For opposing those new security threats the U.S. and the EU generated their own security discourses. Accordingly, they tackle the issues with diverging perceptions. This diversion paves the way for a debate between two sides. In the mean time, Turkey has established her security architecture in accordance with the Western international community. Nevertheless, the ongoing debate between the EU and the U.S. leaves Turkey in an uncomfortable situation. On the grounds that, the future tendency of Turkey will be dependent on the policies of the U.S. and the EU as well as Turkey's own progress. On the one hand the U.S. can present multilateral or unilateral solutions to the problems. On the other hand the EU can show an inward-looking or an outward-looking policy in international relations. The results of those policy options will be the answer of Turkey's probable security preference between the U.S. and the EU.
General Social Sciences.
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606659/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/15316
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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K. Ünal, “Is there any security preference for Turkey between the Eu and U.S.?,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.
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