From conflict to cooperation: Desecuritization of Turkey's relations with Syria and Iran

Security Dialogue

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 495-515

  Aras, Bülent ^a   Polat, Rabia Karakaya ^a  

^a ISIK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Desecuritization; Iran; Securitization; Syria; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849129199     PISSN: 09670106     EISSN: 14603640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0967010608096150     Document Type: Article

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