Militarization of Energy Security: Turkey as a Case Study
Abstract
The United States of America, Great Britain, France, Germany, India, the Russian Federation, Turkey, and China have all implemented policies to obtain reliable energy at a reasonable price. Overall, the purpose of this thesis is to identify the situations in which Turkey has encountered the use of energy as a "weapon," and to analyze Turkey's reaction in these situations from 1945 until the present day. The thesis will then predict the effects of energy issues on Turkey's national security strategy. The thesis finds that Turkey passed through a preparation phase during the 1960s and 1980s to balance her approach to both buyers and sellers. This period paved the way for the 1990s, when Turkey developed prospects for future energy supplies. Three general lessons emerge from this examination of Turkey's experience: (1) Turkey managed to balance her energy market by pursuing successful compromise policies; (2) domestic needs, rather than transit fees and international concerns, have an essential role in forming these policies; and (3) even though tanker wars harm Turkey's naval transportation, they are beneficial for Turkey's land transportation as the only outlet for both of her neighbor producer countries.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA524947
Entities
People
- Ali O. Seker
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School