No. 270: Russia-Turkey Relations

Author(s): Dimitar Bechev, Seçkin Köstem
Series Editor(s): Stephen Aris, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perović, Heiko Pleines, Hans-Henning Schröder, Aglaya Snetkov
Series: Russian Analytical Digest (RAD)
Volume: 270
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich; Research Centre for East European Studies (FSO), University of Bremen; Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES), George Washington University; Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES), University of Zurich; German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
Publication Year: 2021

This edition considers the complicated relationship between Russia and Turkey. Firstly, Dimitar Bechev outlines that, over recent years, Moscow and Ankara have learned how to manage their rivalry and ensure it remains within bounds, in order to maximize shared interests in other areas. Secondly, Seçkin Köstem argues that despite geopolitical alignment in Syria and ongoing energy cooperation, the two states favor opposing outcomes in a number of regional crises, with the latter dynamic preventing the formation of a closer partnership.

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