Влияние политики Турции на страны Балканского региона

Геоэкономика энергетики. 2021. № 4. С. 70–95.

Pivovarenko A., Евсеев В. В., Гаджиев А. Г.

The authors of the article examine Turkey’s foreign policy strategies, the current features of its policy, and Ankara’s policy in the Balkans. This analysis is carried out from the angle of Russian-Turkish relations. According to the authors the actual conceptual basis of the Turkish foreign policy strategy is in the stage of yet another transformation. At the same time, the goal is to ensure the long-term interests of the country and create a reality where the Turkish Republic could occupy a strong and significant position in the new post-turbulent world. It is planned to implement this on the basis of Ahmet Davutoglu’s theory of Strategic depth in the context of “zero problems with neighbors” concept and Admiral Ramadan Cem Gyurdeniz’s Blue Homeland doctrine. Both strategies are based on the strategy of advanced defense, which implies the security of the state at distant borders.

As the authors noted, Turkey’s policy in the Balkans is determined by the fact that Turkey positions itself as a transport and energy hub, which is mainly confirmed by the expansion of Russian gas supplies through the Turkish Stream underwater gas pipeline. However, at the same time Ankara promotes the supply of Azerbaijani natural gas to the Balkans through the Southern Gas Corridor, which leads to the clash of Russian and Turkish interests in the region.

 

Keywords: Турция, Балканы, International transport corridors, Международные транспортные коридоры, Afghanistan, Turkey, Balkan region, European integration, Bosnia, Юго-Восточная Европа, Современные процессы на Балканах, Western Balkans, Southeastern Europe, беженцы из Афганистана, Balkan economies