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The Return of the Empire? The Foreign Policy of Turkey in the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Era and its Influence on the Modern Albanian State

Publication date: 10.12.2018

Central European and Balkan Studies, 2018, Tom XXVII, pp. 165 - 173

https://doi.org/10.4467/2543733XSSB.17.010.9985

Authors

Karol Bieniek
University of the National Education Commission, Krakow
ul. Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland
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The Return of the Empire? The Foreign Policy of Turkey in the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Era and its Influence on the Modern Albanian State

Abstract

The “strategic depth” paradigm implemented by the AKP, in general aimed at strengthening Turkey’s role in the region, is perceived both as clear pragmatism in foreign policy making and a tool for the neo-ottoman expansion. This paper argues that current foreign policy of Turkey towards Albania is reminiscent of the Kemalist foreign policy towards  this country but at the same time it represents a new quality, immanent for the AKP’s perception of international relations. While analyzing Turkey’s influence in the various spheres and the outcomes of Ankara’s foreign policy, this paper seeks to verify the hypothesis that the modern bilateral relations of these two countries shall be perceived rather  both as AKP’s pragmatic stance, with possible neo-Ottoman ambitions playing an important role.

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Information: Central European and Balkan Studies, 2018, Tom XXVII, pp. 165 - 173

Article type: Original article

Titles:

Polish:

The Return of the Empire? The Foreign Policy of Turkey in the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Era and its Influence on the Modern Albanian State

English:

The Return of the Empire? The Foreign Policy of Turkey in the Justice and Development Party (AKP) Era and its Influence on the Modern Albanian State

Authors

University of the National Education Commission, Krakow
ul. Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland

Published at: 10.12.2018

Article status: Open

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