Turkey-Russia energy relations: The limits of forging cooperation through economic interdependence

• Published in: International journal (Toronto) Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 81 - 100
• Main Author: Kardas, Saban
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Toronto Canadian International Council 22.12.2011; Sage Publications Ltd. (UK); Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Analysis; Bilateral economic relations; Boundaries; Collaboration; Economic interdependence; Economic policy; Energy; Energy policy; Foreign Policy; Gas industry; Geopolitics; Interdependence; International Cooperation; International Relations; Natural gas pipelines; Oil pipelines; Policy making; Political analysis; Political economy; Rivalry; Russia; Russian Federation; Strategic planning; Transportation; Turkey; Values; Turkey; Russia

The multifaceted energy relations between Turkey and Russia offer a crucial case to study the changing priorities of Turkish foreign policy and the limits of this transformation. Turkey has adopted cooperative policies based on a positive-sum logic and downplayed competitive negative-sum calculation...