Turkey in the Western Balkans: The Means and Goals of the New Foreign Policy

Although Turkey sees itself increasingly as an emerging power in international relations, it leads the policy that is in line with NATO stability priorities in the Western Balkans. Many countries in the region continue to accept the independent initiative of Turkey, which represents an opportunity for Turkey to use this influence as a subject for negotiations with the EU.
Based on the conclusions of the conference “New Turkish Foreign Policy in the Western Balkans” held in April 2011, and independent research, ISAC is publishing the policy paper “Turkey in the Western Balkans: The Means and Goals of the New Foreign Policy.” The document contains overall analysis of the new Turkish approach to the region, and a set of policy recommendations in relation to the same topic for Serbia and other Western Balkan states.