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Under Macron’s presidency, France and Turkey had found themselves in many conflictual situations that proved difficult to overcome. The present study aims to evaluate the impossibility for the two states to build a strategic partnership by taking into account three regional conflicts that nourished antagonism between them: The Syrian question, the conflict in Libya, and the tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Gözkaman, A. (2022). ‘A Constant Duel Between Paris and Ankara’ or the ‘Impossible Strategic Partnership’. In: Denizeau, A., Örmeci, O. (eds) Turkish-French Relations. Contributions to International Relations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07988-7_6
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