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Azerbaijan-Türkiye Relations in the Context of Security Community: One Nation, Two States

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The cooperative relations between Türkiye and Azerbaijan have benefitted them in recent years individually and collectively; they have developed and pursued collective interests. This study aims to discover the nature of the relationship between Türkiye and Azerbaijan in the context of the security community. With the expanding brotherly relations among the people, the two countries created a common entity similar to what Karl Deutsch called a “security community”. Constructivist scholars Adler and Barnett brought some path-dependent variables and classifications to the concept of the security community, making research on this subject easier to conduct. This paper will evaluate the recent developments between the two countries using the case analysis method in light of the criteria these security community theorists developed and determine its place in security community classification. It will argue that the relationship qualifies a mature security community as cooperation created common goals and interests that bound them together and developed mutual trust and identity. The paper will contribute to the literature on the security community and the countries’ foreign policy.
Güv. Str. Derg. 2024, 20:49,
DOI: 10.17752/guvenlikstrtj.
Araştırma Makalesi
Research Article
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   
 
           
     
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Azerbaijan-Türkiye Relations in the Context of Security Community:
One Nation, Two States
Vol: 20 Issue: 49380
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       
             
        
         

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         
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           
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       Bilge Strateji    
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Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi 10          
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       Türkiye –
           
Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi
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        
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Azerbaijan-Türkiye Relations in the Context of Security Community:
One Nation, Two States
Vol: 20 Issue: 49382
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Azerbaijan-Türkiye Relations in the Context of Security Community:
One Nation, Two States
Vol: 20 Issue: 49384
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Political Community and The North Atlantic Area
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             
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            
            
          
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            
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             
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Political Community and The North Atlantic Area.
Azerbaijan-Türkiye Relations in the Context of Security Community:
One Nation, Two States
Vol: 20 Issue: 49386
           
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    
           
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             
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           
      
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            
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    Balkan
Journal of Social Sciences/Balkan Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

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           
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Energy Economics and Policy5
Azerbaijan-Türkiye Relations in the Context of Security Community:
One Nation, Two States
Vol: 20 Issue: 49388
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           
          


             
  



           
            
           
    
             

     
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

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
3.1 Tier One


            

   
     

 



3637

          
          

           


            
 



3.2. Tier Two
   
  
   



             
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Political Community and The North Atlantic Area
Security Communities
Azerbaijan-Türkiye Relations in the Context of Security Community:
One Nation, Two States
Vol: 20 Issue: 49390
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          
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           
        
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         
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    
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    
    
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        
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           
  
         
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   
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
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             



    

 

     



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Azerbaijan-Türkiye Relations in the Context of Security Community:
One Nation, Two States
Vol: 20 Issue: 49392
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
   
             


  

3.3 Tier Three
            

   
           

   


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            
         
   
              
            
 53 

Political Community and The North Atlantic Area


Azerbaijan-Türkiye Relations in the Context of Security Community:
One Nation, Two States
Vol: 20 Issue: 49394
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
            
           
            
    
  
 
 

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  
 

     

           
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          
   
  



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
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Security Communities
           

      Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi

         

   

Master Thesis
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
Cilt: 20 Sayı: 49 395


          

Perceptions:


TÜRKAV Kamu Yönetimi Enstitüsü Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

Political
Community and the North Atlantic Area
         
 Perceptions: Journal of International

          
   
Economic Perspectives
          

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 
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Turkish Studies
   
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           
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     
        
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Balkan Journal of Social Sciences/Balkan Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
Economic and Political Analysis
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Azerbaijan-Türkiye Relations in the Context of Security Community:
One Nation, Two States
Vol: 20 Issue: 49396
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