Foreword -- Contents -- Preface -- The Erosion of the Kemalist Model -- The Kemalist Model of Shaping Politics and Society -- The Awakening of Society: Between Tradition and Modernity -- The Slow Adaptation of the Political System -- The Myth of National Homogeneity and the "Kurdish Reality" -- The Revival of Politial Islam -- Toward a New Sociopolitical Synthesis -- Turkish Foreign and Security Policy after the Cold War -- Central Asia and the Caspian Basin: Energy, Business, and Kinship -- The Middle East: Between Involvement and Active Engagement -- The Balkans: Old Challenges, New Opportunities -- Relations with Greece and the Cyprus Problem -- Europe: Still the "Desired Land"? -- Turkey in the Western Security System: Asset or Liability ? -- European and American Policy toward Turkey -- The Current Situation: Policies, Motives and Limitations -- The Challenge: Anchoring Turkey in the West -- Notes -- Index.