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Türkiye-Balkan ülkeleri arasındaki ilişkiyi tarihsel ve uluslararası ilişkiler çerçevesinde ortaya koyan çalışmada, Balkan ülkelerinin her birinin Türkiye ile olan münasebetleri, çok yönlü değerlendirilmeye gayret edilmiştir. Bu kolektif çalışmada geçmişte yaşanan olayların Türkiye-Balkan ülkeleri ilişkileri üzerindeki etkisi ortaya koyularak, Balkanların geleceğine bir projeksiyon tutulmaya çalışılmıştır. Kitaptaki bölümleri hazırlarken kaynakları titizlikle irdeleyen ve eserin ortaya çıkmasında emeği geçen kıymetli yazarlarımıza, meslektaşlarımıza teşekkür etmeyi bir borç biliriz. Son olarak ise çalışmanın yanlışları ve hatalarının bizden kaynaklandığını ifade ederiz.
As Europe underwent extraordinary changes in 1989-1990, the continent's south-eastern region - the Balkans - began once again to draw attention for its ethnic rivalries, its political turmoil and its interstate disputes. Continuing tensions and instability have fostered images of a Balkan imbroglio where regional instability could affect all of Europe. This study offers country-specific and comparative assessments of political trends during this transitional era, placing emphasis on matters of international security, socioeconomic policy and political leadership. Also considered are the requisite conditions for democracy in the role of the military in a civil society, and the manner in which security can be achieved without overarching, hegemonic alliances.
Geopolitical and Economic Changes in the Balkan Countries is a background work on the history, wars, and invasions of the Balkans. The ways in which this background has produced and altered the present unsettled situation in Bosnia and other parts of the peninsula is discussed. The recent involvement of the United States and the stabilizing role of Greece in southeastern Europe, as well as the potential economic cooperation between the Balkan countries and the European Union are analyzed.
This unique book investigates the complex transformation of Turkey's foreign policy, focusing on changing threat perceptions and the reformulation of its Western identity. This transformation cannot be explained solely in terms of strategic choices or agency driven policies but encompasses power shifts and systemic transformations. Is Turkey shifting its axis? Will this affect its traditional Western-oriented foreign policy? The book begins by discussing the relationship between security and globalization, using examples of Turkey's regional positioning. It then focuses on to what extent the 'traditional' discourse on security in Turkish politics, which prevailed during the Cold War era and beyond, has undergone a change in the new era. This timely book is a much needed account of how pragmatism rather than ideology is the main determinant in Turkey's current foreign policy and should be read by all looking for a fresh and stimulating take on Turkey's response to globalization and the internationalization of security in the 21st Century.
Gives an outline of the development and application of the federal ideas in the Balkans since antiquity and a broad summary of the results achieved by the annual Balkan Conference during the 1930s for the rapprochement, entente, and union of the Balkan States. Mainly based on the "Documents officiels" published by the Secretariat of the Balkan Conference.
The world is changing rapidly. The global economic crisis has called into question the political decisions that have been made by all countries for decades and has led to a re-formulation of tools and aims. Adjustments to the new situation are necessary and entail considerable economic and social costs. The Balkan and Black Sea area is an important reference point for the European and global economy. Accordingly, the study of the economic development in the area is of great interest, engaging politicians and scientists alike. Under this framework, the matter of the relation between the area’s countries and the E.U., the role of the banking system and the importance of the primary sector of the economy as an important developmental factor for the countries’ economies are of great importance.
Bailey's volume fills the gap that existed for an archaeology of the Balkans and will be required reading for anyone studying the Neolithic, Copper and early Bronze Ages of Eastern Europe.