IRAN AND TURKEY

The foreign policies of Turkey and Iran seem increasingly to dictate the course of events in the Middle East. More recently, and especially following the Syrian crisis, the spotlight has turned to these states' dynamic re-entry onto the political stage, revealing them as key players with an international role in efforts towards the balance of power across the region.This book traces the major determinants of Turkish and Iranian foreign policies and their influence on events in the Middle East. Based on an examination of these states' politics and policies since 1979, and using material gathered from interviews with leading political figures from Turkey, Iran and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Marianna Charountaki offers fresh insights into how we understand the contemporary global order. Of particular importance, this book shows, is the effect of both external and internal factors on foreign policy and how the interaction between state and non-state actors informs political decisions. In placing these issues in a theoretical framework, Marianna Charountaki pioneers a new conceptual map within International Relations. An interdisciplinary study that provides a fresh new perspective, this book will be of particular interest to scholars of International Relations, Politics, Foreign Policy, Kurdish and Middle East Studies.

There is a vital need for this book. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.

Préface
Reveals the main factors influencing Iranian and Turkish foreign policies since 1979

Auteur
Marianna Charountaki is a Lecturer in Kurdish Politics and International Relations in the School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester, where she is also the Head of the Kurdistan International Studies Unit. Her research interests range from international relations and foreign policy analysis to the international relations of the broader Middle East. She has published the monograph The Kurds and US Foreign Policy: International Relations in the Middle East since 1945 (2010) as well as articles in the journals Journal of American Foreign Policy Interests, Third World Quarterly and Journal of Arabian Studies.

Résumé
Reveals the main factors influencing Iranian and Turkish foreign policies since 1979

Contenu
Chapter 1 Introduction Literature Review: A critique Determinants of Turkish-Iranian relations: A justification Methodology: An Interdisciplinary and Comparative Examination from a Multi-actor Perspective Conclusion Chapter 2 Determinants of the Iranian- Turkish relations: A Historical Review The Role of the Elites: Army and Ulama versus Army and Ayatollahs Turkish versus Iranian Republicanism: International Interference as an External Force The Influence of the Cold War on Turkish-Iranian Politics Islamist Turkey versus Islamic Iran: The Impact of Foreign Policy Principles Conclusion Chapter 3 Turkey-Iran Relations during the Cold War The Iranian Revolution and its Impact on the Cold War Non-state Actors as Facilitator of State Foreign Policy Iraq as factor under the prism of Gulf War I External Interference: The US Role versus Soviet Influence Economics of War: Iranian-Turkish Economic and Political Alliances Conclusion Chapter 4 Turkish-Iranian Relations in the 1990s: The Impact of Gulf War II and the Consolidation of the Kurdish Status The Impact of Gulf War II on Turkish-Iranian relations Gulf War II and its Aftermath: The Role of the Kurds Conclusion Chapter 5 The Iraq War and the Rise of Non-state actors (2001-2010) The Role of Iraq in the formulation of Turkish- Iranian relations: Political and Economic Considerations Non-state Actors in Iranian and Turkish foreign policies: The Kurds as A Force for Change Iranian-Turkish Rapprochement: International and Regional Structures Epilogue: Towards A Conceptual Analysis Conclusion Chapter 6 Turkish- Iranian Relations under the Lens of the Syrian Crisis: A New Era for Middle Eastern Politics The Syrian Factor Conclusion Chapter 7 Conclusions and Conceptualisations Empirical and Conceptual Implications A New Pattern of Alliances: The International Dimension Theoretical Framework: A model of multi-dimensional interrelations Conclusion List of Figures Appendix Bibliography