This thesis examines perspectives of the two influential U.S. think tanks, the
Brookings Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations, on Turkish foreign
policy under the leadership of the Justice and Development Party (JDP) from 2002
to 2010. It attempts to analyze the perceptions of the noted institutions about the
JDP&rsquo / s foreign policy by referencing their reports, articles, interviews and seminars.
The study had four aims. First, it aims to analyze the JDP&rsquo / s foreign policy in the
eyes of the two think tanks. Second, it shows the objective of the two institutions
for shaping the framework of the discussions on the United States-Turkey relations
and Turkish foreign policy by emphasizing the epistemic community. Third, this
thesis intends to clarify divergences and convergences in the perceptions of the two
think tanks. Fourth, it indicates the continuity, change and rupture in the JDP&rsquo / s
foreign policy choices from the viewpoint of the Brookings Institution and the
Council on Foreign Relations. Consequently, the thesis states that &ldquo / the given
framework&rdquo / in the relations between the United States and Turkey has been largely
determined by the U.S.&rsquo / activities.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613438/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 July 2011 |
| Creators | Gulen, Berkay |
| Contributors | Turkes, Mustafa |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for METU campus |
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