Change and Continuity: Tracing the Evolution of Turkish Statecraft

Modern War Institute

John Amble

Government, News

4.7 • 798 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Turkey is in the middle of a presidential election, the closest challenge to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in his twenty years in power. This offers an opportunity for a broad survey of the evolution of Turkish foreign policy, statecraft, and strategy during those two decades and an exploration of how these might continue to evolve going forward. This episode features a discussion with Dr. Ziya Meral, a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and specialist in Turkish foreign policy. From the emergence of Turkey’s strong and growing defense industry to the challenges it must navigate amid tensions between NATO and Russia, this discussion offers a detailed look at Turkey’s position on a shifting regional and global strategic landscape.

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0:00.0	Even President Erdogan have been super careful about making comments about NATO, right?
0:13.0	He isn't that careful about making comments about other European countries or other institutions,
0:17.0	even US Security Council, because NATO matters for Turkey.
0:26.6	Yeah, obviously what happens in Turkey never stays in Turkey, right? The direction of Ankara or its policies have huge implications for NATO, for US, and for regional countries.
0:34.6	Hey, welcome back to the Modern War Institute podcast.
0:38.3	I'm John Amble, editorial director at MWI, and for this episode I had the chance to speak with Dr.
0:43.3	Zia Moral.
0:44.3	He is a senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and a visiting fellow at the
0:49.3	Royal Navy's Strategic Studies Center.
0:51.3	And among a range of areas of expertise and research focus, he specializes
0:56.0	in Turkish foreign policy, which makes him the perfect guest for this episode's discussion.
1:01.6	Turkey is in the middle of an extraordinarily close presidential election, the closest challenge
1:06.3	that Recep Tayyap Erdogan has faced in his 20 years in power. The election offers an opportunity to
1:12.0	take a broad look at the development of Turkish foreign policy, strategy, and statecraft
1:16.6	over the past two decades, and to look forward. From a grand strategy perspective, what are
1:21.7	Turkey's fundamental objectives? How does it perceive its position in an increasingly
1:26.0	multipolar world?
1:31.5	And what are the keys to maintaining the vital relationship between Turkey and NATO,
1:33.8	of which it has been a member for more than 70 years?
1:38.5	The discussion explores these questions and more, but before we get to it, a couple quick notes.
1:39.5	First, if you're not yet subscribed to the MWI podcast, you can find it on Apple Podcast,
1:43.6	Stitcher, tune in, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. And second, as always, what you're here in this
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