Middle Power Engagement in Subregions: Understanding Türkiye’s Foreign Policy Towards Horn of Africa

İsmail Numan Telci; Nigusu Adem Yımer

Makale detayları

Middle Power Engagement in Subregions: Understanding Türkiye’s Foreign Policy Towards Horn of Africa

Yazarlar:

İsmail Numan Telci | Nigusu Adem Yımer

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Afrika Çalışmaları | Uluslararası İlişkiler (Diğer)

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of African Studies Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.32-45

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001332966

pISSN:

3062-1909

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 The shifting alignments and realignments, coupled with the divergence of interests, have resulted in a new and complex geopolitical configuration in the greater Horn region. In this evolving political landscape, the foreign policy strategies of non-regional actors, each armed with their own set of tools and fundamentally competing interests, have been thrown into disarray by the regions changing geopolitical dynamics. Within this fluid and unstable environment, Türkiye, regarded as one of the regions emerging active balancers, is striving to secure its core interests through a range of foreign policy instrumentsranging from soft power to hard power, and from smart power to historical legacy. Ankaras win-win foreign policy strategy for the wider Horn region has succeeded in instilling hope among many observers that Turkey will emerge as a true new balancer, capable of addressing Africas needs. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how Türkiye employs a combination of hard power, soft power, and smart power instruments to protect its core strategic interests in the changing geopolitical landscape of the greater Horn region. Considering this context, the study aims to explore the evolving geopolitics of the region in relation to Türkiyes efforts to safeguard its core strategic interests. To address this complex issue, the study employs a qualitative research method and an analytical interpretive approach to examine relevant documents and secondary literature.

 The shifting alignments and realignments, coupled with the divergence of interests, have resulted in a new and complex geopolitical configuration in the greater Horn region. In this evolving political landscape, the foreign policy strategies of non-regional actors, each armed with their own set of tools and fundamentally competing interests, have been thrown into disarray by the regions changing geopolitical dynamics. Within this fluid and unstable environment, Türkiye, regarded as one of the regions emerging active balancers, is striving to secure its core interests through a range of foreign policy instrumentsranging from soft power to hard power, and from smart power to historical legacy. Ankaras win-win foreign policy strategy for the wider Horn region has succeeded in instilling hope among many observers that Turkey will emerge as a true new balancer, capable of addressing Africas needs. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how Türkiye employs a combination of hard power, soft power, and smart power instruments to protect its core strategic interests in the changing geopolitical landscape of the greater Horn region. Considering this context, the study aims to explore the evolving geopolitics of the region in relation to Türkiyes efforts to safeguard its core strategic interests. To address this complex issue, the study employs a qualitative research method and an analytical interpretive approach to examine relevant documents and secondary literature.

 The shifting alignments and realignments, coupled with the divergence of interests, have resulted in a new and complex geopolitical configuration in the greater Horn region. In this evolving political landscape, the foreign policy strategies of non-regional actors, each armed with their own set of tools and fundamentally competing interests, have been thrown into disarray by the regions changing geopolitical dynamics. Within this fluid and unstable environment, Türkiye, regarded as one of the regions emerging active balancers, is striving to secure its core interests through a range of foreign policy instrumentsranging from soft power to hard power, and from smart power to historical legacy. Ankaras win-win foreign policy strategy for the wider Horn region has succeeded in instilling hope among many observers that Turkey will emerge as a true new balancer, capable of addressing Africas needs. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how Türkiye employs a combination of hard power, soft power, and smart power instruments to protect its core strategic interests in the changing geopolitical landscape of the greater Horn region. Considering this context, the study aims to explore the evolving geopolitics of the region in relation to Türkiyes efforts to safeguard its core strategic interests. To address this complex issue, the study employs a qualitative research method and an analytical interpretive approach to examine relevant documents and secondary literature.

 The rising experiences of shifting alignment and realignment, together with divergence of interests, have resulted in a new type of complex geopolitical configuration in the greater Horn region. In this new political environment, the foreign policy matrix of non-regional actors, each with their own unique set of foreign policy tools and fundamentally competing interests, was thrown for a loop by the regions changing geopolitical makeup. Within this fluid and unstable geopolitical configuration of the greater Horn region, Türkiye, which is regarded as one of the regions promising active balancers, is grappling to secure its core interests through the use of various foreign policy instruments ranging from soft power to hard power, and from smart power to historical legacy. Ankaras win-win foreign policy strategy for the wider Horn region, in particular, has succeeded in instilling hope in many observers that the emerging power Ankara will be a real new balancer to meet Africans needs. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how Türkiye uses hard power, soft power, and smart power instruments to protect its core strategic interests in the changing geopolitical landscape of the greater Horn region. In light of the preceding context, the present study endeavors to address inquiries pertaining to the changing geopolitics of the greater Horn region vis-à-vis the Türkiyes efforts to secure its core strategic interests in the region. In order to address this perplexing inquiry, qualitative research method together with analytical interpretive approach is employed to examine documents and secondary works of literatures.

Makale detayları

Middle Power Engagement in Subregions: Understanding Türkiye’s Foreign Policy Towards Horn of Africa

Yazarlar:

İsmail Numan Telci | Nigusu Adem Yımer

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Afrika Çalışmaları | Uluslararası İlişkiler (Diğer)

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of African Studies Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.32-45

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001332966

pISSN:

3062-1909

Horn of Africa

Geopolitics

Türkiye

Soft Power

Hard PowerAfrika Boynuzu

Jeopolitik

Yumuşak Güç

Sert Güç

Kızıldeniz

Türkiye

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: İsmail Numan Telci | Nigusu Adem Yımer

Yayıncı: Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar: Afrika Çalışmaları | Uluslararası İlişkiler (Diğer)

Dergi: Turkish Journal of African Studies Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.32-45

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 11/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001332966

pISSN: 3062-1909

Sayı

Yazarlar:

İsmail Numan Telci | Nigusu Adem Yımer

Yayıncı:

Sakarya University

Ana Başlıklar:

Afrika Çalışmaları | Uluslararası İlişkiler (Diğer)

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of African Studies Vol.1 Issue 1, pp.32-45

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

11/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001332966

pISSN:

3062-1909