Russian-Turkish Relations and the Realities in the Black Sea Region

Expert Opinion (GFSIS) No. 28, 2014, 13 p.
Georgian Foundation For Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS)

Eugene Kogan *

According to some Turkish analysts and commentators, Russian-Turkish relations are becoming a strategic partnership. According to the author, the relationship between the two countries can be called a ‘Turkish Dependency without Strategy.’ The discussion presented below sets out to prove the author’s case.

* Director, American Secretaries of State Project, Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School.

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