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The Russo-Ukrainian Conflict: An Opportunity for Türkiye Politique étrangère, Vol. 88, No. 2, Summer 2023

In response to the Ukrainian conflict, Ankara, which had previously developed a special relationship with both sides based on history and economic interests, adopted a balancing strategy of active neutrality. 

An opportunistic power in the fullest sense of the word, Türkiye has seized every opportunity to defend its own interests, to offer to mediate, and to affirm, in response to both adversaries and allies—in particular within NATO—its heft as a regional power.

Dorothée Schmid is Head of Ifri’s Türkiye and Middle East Program.

Article published in Politique étrangère, Vol. 88, No. 2, Summer 2023.

Keywords
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Turkish foreign policy Russia Türkiye Ukraine