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Beyond the “Broader West” Debate: What Will Turkey Stand for? June 14, 2012 / Emiliano Alessandri
Turkey is depicted as key to the coming together of an enlarged West, capable of confronting the challenges from the East. Discussions involving Turkey should move beyond the narrow confines of the “broader West” debate to focus on some of the critical issues that will confront Turkey in the coming years. And while horizontal maps are still of great relevance, the reality of a fast globalizing world calls for a greater understanding of international dynamics, including as concerns definitions of “the West.”



