Turkey's Contribution to Peacekeeping Operations

Abstract

In the post Cold War era, a number of crises and armed conflicts threatening the international security have accrued, and most of them are needed to be intervened by international community and international organizations. International peace support operations are realized not only by UN-led, but also in other international and regional organizations (such as NATO, OSCE etc.) or coalitions of the willing. The number of activities or operations in which Turkey has participated has significantly risen in recent years. In the post Cold War era, Turkey's contribution to international peace support operations has remarkably expanded. In this meaning, Turkey has been actively contributing to several peace support operations with different formations from Kosovo to Afghanistan, from Palestine to East Timor, from Bosnia-Herzegovina to Georgia.

Keywords

International Security in the Post-Cold War era, Peace Support Operations, Turkish Foreign Policy, Turkey's National Security, Turkey'S Contribution to Peacekeeping Operations

Citation

Koçer, Gökhan, "Turkey's Contribution to Peacekeeping Operations", International Relations, Volume 3, Issue 11 (Fall 2006), pp. 47-70.

Affiliations

• Gökhan Koçer, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Karadeniz Technical University, Department of International Relations