Strategic hedging in the Black Sea: The case of Turkey versus Russia. Issue 5 (16th September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alim, Eray
• Is Part Of: Comparative strategy. Volume 41:Issue 5(2022)
• Page Start: 459
• Page End: 482
• Publication Date: 2022-09-16
• Subjects: International relations -- Periodicals; Strategy -- Periodicals; 327
• DOI: 10.1080/01495933.2022.2111908
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0149-5933

Abstract

Abstract: Although strategic hedging has attracted increasing scholarly attention in the study of how secondary states manage their relations with a neighboring great power, existing works on the subject suffer from a serious defect: privileging unit-level variables over structural determinants and security imperatives. The crux of secondary state hedging, however, is to manage the power imbalance against a local great power and security requirements must therefore be considered as the prime determinant behind decisions to embrace hedging strategies. I shall examine this hypothesis against the empirical evidence provided by the case of Turkey and Russia in the Black Sea region.