Military and Defense Studies

This paper provides a country survey of the Turkish defence economy. Turkey is a member of NATO alliance and is strategically located between Europe and Middle East. Moreover, Turkey has a high defence burden and high economic growth. The first part of the survey presents a brief economic background of Turkey, its arm…

• SELAMİ SEZGİN

Turkey has been investing in its national defence industrial base since the 1980s. As with other developing countries, Turkey’s motivations for investing in national defence industries can be boiled down to the pursuit of defence autarky, economic benefits and international prestige. However, after 40 years of investm…

• HÜSEYİN BAĞCI

Turkey has been investing in its national defence industrial base since the 1980s. As with other developing countries, Turkey’s motivations for investing in national defence industries can be boiled down to the pursuit of defence autarky, economic benefits and international prestige. However, after 40 years of investm…

• ÇAĞLAR KURÇ

Studies of transgovernmental activities have enhanced our understanding of changing global politics, but their claims have not been fully investigated with respect to the security realm. Therefore, this article first acknowledges a gap between the practices and capacities of nonstate entities creating transnational th…

• ERSEL AYDINLI

Purpose – The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between defense expenditure and economic growth for Turkey and Greece in the period of 1956-2003 using yearly data. Design/methodology/approach – The Engle-Granger cointegration methodology and Granger causality test are used. Findings – It is found…

American relations with China is one of the most important bilateral relations in the world today. It will continue to do so in the foreseeable future, which will, ultimately, affect the peace and prosperity of the globe. Rising China, with its authoritarian ambition to become the main global player, is considered a f…

• MEHMETALİ KASIM

Turkey has been involved in the international consortium that builds the F-35 J°int Strike Fighter (JSF) since 1999. The relationship between Turkey and the consortium may appear to be rocky, however, because of Turkey's many hesitations to commit to the JSF program. In this article we argue that these hesitations are…

• SERHAT GÜVENÇ

Defense spending is one of the major public expenditure items for many states around the world. Today, defense expenditures for internal and external security are not less than past decades. In addition to the hostilities arising from historical disputes and traditional conflicts, today's governments have to endure hi…

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(2008). Sympathy for the devil: Myths of neoclassical realism in Canadian foreign policy. Canadian Foreign Policy Journal: Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 53-66.

• TUDOR ANDREI ONEA

This thesis was submitted for the award of Doctor of Philosophy and was awarded by Brunel University London