This book provides analyses with respect to a wide range of contemporary issues, from China to Eurasia, including Turkey's foreign policy, conflicts in the Eastern Mediterranean, Caucasia, Central Asia, Russia, EU, migration, Middle Eastern issues, current conflicts and influences over global competition, energy security and the future of struggles on energy resources, the structure of intra-state conflicts and foreign terrorist fighters. In the study, many interesting questions, such as whether China will turn to a maritime great power in the Pacific Sea, possible impacts of China's BRI project on global politics, the future of the new great game in China's westward politics, and possible effects of North-South corridor on regional power struggle are also examined.

This book focuses on understanding Turkey's foreign policy during the period of the JDP (Justice and Development Party) and Erdogan. The authors contributing to the book analyze Turkey's relations with different regions and countries and its policies regarding different issues. The key factor in writing the book is to answer the question "where is Turkey going?". In this context, understanding the cultural, geopolitical, economic, and ideological factors shaping Turkey's foreign policy from the past to the present will contribute to answering that question and eliminating the uncertainties about Turkey's direction.