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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Turkey Inc.: Rethinking the Model's Regional Role - Sada

Turkey Inc.: Rethinking the Model's Regional Role
March 29, 2012 Nora Fisher Onar

Turkey is often touted as an inspiration for the rest of the Middle East—a characterization it accepts and pursues. In recent years, Turkish policy makers have worked hard to establish “Turkey Inc.": a model of a relatively free, stable, and increasingly prosperous Muslim-majority country with great economic and foreign policy leverage. But what does the Turkish experience actually represent for the Arab Middle East? How convincing is Turkey, Inc.—and can it really be emulated?

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