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Germany’s Perceptions of Turkey’s Policy in the South Caucasus
From Coexistence to Cooperation?
Turkey is a NATO ally, an EU membership candidate and a confident geopolitical actor. The latter aspect is uppermost in Berlin’s assessment of Ankara’s policy in the South Caucasus, where Turkey’s growing influence is recognised. If they are to make the most of the potential for cooperation, Ankara and Berlin each need to acknowledge the other’s foreign policy framework and find ways to reconcile Turkey’s autonomous line with Germany’s EU-oriented and often normative approach.