The Kantian Peace and Greek-Turkish Relations

Abstract

This thesis applies the principles of Immanuel Kant's Perpetual Peace to a study of the historical relations between Greece and Turkey. According to Kant, three principal elements democracy; economic interdependence; and international organizations and international law interact to promote peaceful relations among states. This thesis analyzes these three elements in respect to the relationship between Greece and Turkey throughout history. The thesis concludes that Kant's three elements have been influential in Greek-Turkish relations. Historically, the two states interdependence has, in general, had a positive effect. But it is the conjunction of the three elements as evidenced mostly through the European Union that suggests the most peaceful future for the two states.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA473386

Entities

People

  • Emmanouil Peteinarakis

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Economic Systems
  • European Union
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Market Economy
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Treaties

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