The Strategic Matrix of the SEM: A Turkish Perspective

Is there a Greek‐Turkish arms race?: Evidence from cointegration and causality tests

“…With dim prospects of a substantial improvement in Greek-Turkish relations, Larrabee (1992) suggests that as long as their differences remain unresolved, there is always a chance that any incident could touch off a conflict which will cause wider strategic implications in the whole region. It is not surprising then to note that both countries have been yearly allocating substantial resources to their military establishments, appreciably higher than the NATO average (Table 1) and as Sezer (1991) notes, an armaments competition appears to have been a permanent feature of their interaction over the past decades. Can, nonetheless, the armaments race argument be substantiated empirically?…”

Defence spending and growth in turkey 1954–1993: A causal analysis

“…Among others they include internal and external security concerns and the role of the military in Turkish affairs (Chletsos and Kollias, 1995;GunlukSenesen, 1995;Sezer, 1991). Specifically, Turkey has a number of ongoing disputes with its NATO ally and local adversary Greece (Constas, 1991;Clogg, 1991;Larrabee, 1992).…”

Defence spending and economic growth: A causal analysis for Greece and Turkey*

“…Greece's security concerns were the threat from the Warsaw Pact countries and from Turkey and by joining NATO, Greece secured its northern borders but not its eastern ones. Greece and Turkey remained in the contradictory position of state to state adversaries but NATO allies (Sezer, 1991). After 1955, relations with America and Britain became troubled, partly because of resentment over US influence in Greece, but also because of the Cyprus problem (Veremis, 1982).…”