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This methodical analysis of Greece´s strategy towards Turkey highlights important new findings about the role particular elements of a state´s strategic culture play in explaining major and/or minor shifts in strategy. The book breaks new ground in exploring when and how states develop socialization strategies.

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Understanding Change in Strategy The Traditional Strategy The New Strategy Implementing the Strategy Modifying the Strategy

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´Drawing upon extensive empirical material and a variety of conceptual approaches, this book offers an insightful account of the major shift of Greece´s policy toward Turkey in 1999 and its aftermath. It should be read by all those concerned to understand the strategic issues raised by Turkey´s application to join the EU.´

- Kevin Featherstone, Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies and Director of the Hellenic Observatory in the European Institute, London School of Economics, UK

´A fascinating new theory on foreign policy behavior - one that proposes how states employ international socialization in their strategic approaches to transform the behavior of other states. The findings in this well-written book have major implications for International Relations Theory and foreign policy analysis.´

- T.V. Paul, James McGill Professor of International Relations, McGill University, Canada

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PANAYOTIS J. TSAKONAS is Associate Professor of International Relations and Security in the Department of Mediterranean Studies, University of the Aegean, Greece. He has held reseach posts at Harvard and Yale Universities and he served as a special advisor at the Greek Ministries of National Defence and Foreign Affairs.

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