| Abstract [eng] |
This study examines Turkey's foreign policy in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which is characterised by rising power ambitions. Based on a qualitative case study, it seeks to answer what determines Turkey's ambition to become a great power and how does its hedging foreign policy in the Russia-Ukraine conflict allow it to achieve this? The first part of the study conceptualises what a middle state is and how it is possible for them to rise to great power status. Hedging policy is introduced as a tool to achieve this goal. In the second part, Turkey's internal characteristics are explored, which help to understand the context for Turkey's ascent to great power status. The third part analyses how Turkey's hedging policy helps it to become a credible mediator between conflicting parties and an equal negotiator between great powers. |
