Research Article

Foreign Policy Leadership Comparison of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Volume: 24 Number: 72 November 1, 2008
  • Burak Erdenir
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Foreign Policy Leadership Comparison of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Abstract

This paper compares and contrasts the effectiveness and ethics of the foreign policy leadership of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938). The two men had transformed their countries in a myriad of areas. The change they brought for their nations could not be analyzed completely without studying their foreign policies. While analyzing foreign policies, the paper makes references to the domestic agenda as well. In particular the transformation in Turkish foreign policy could only be comprehended with the national struggle and the Revolution. The paper attempts to figure out the transformational leadership of bot statesmen. It explores the effectiveness of their foreign policies through anet hical dimension. Roosevelt and Atatürk’s decisions and the implementation of these decisions are analyzed based on Joseph Nye’s framework of Objectives/Means/Outcomes (Nye 2006: 164). Both leaders emerge as transformational leaders who created great change in their countries. Even though Roosevelt eventually transformed the United States foreign policy, there have been shortcomings in the effectiveness and ethics of his initiative taking. Atatürk, whose foreign policy was bound to strict principles, is probably one of those few leaders in history who managed to pursue effective policies without leaving ethics aside.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Burak Erdenir This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

November 1, 2008

Submission Date

February 1, 2008

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2008 Volume: 24 Number: 72

APA
Erdenir, B. (2008). Foreign Policy Leadership Comparison of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi, 24(72), 709-718. https://izlik.org/JA46SC27AB
AMA
1.Erdenir B. Foreign Policy Leadership Comparison of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi. 2008;24(72):709-718. https://izlik.org/JA46SC27AB
Chicago
Erdenir, Burak. 2008. “Foreign Policy Leadership Comparison of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Franklin Delano Roosevelt”. Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi 24 (72): 709-18. https://izlik.org/JA46SC27AB.
EndNote
Erdenir B (November 1, 2008) Foreign Policy Leadership Comparison of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi 24 72 709–718.
IEEE
[1]B. Erdenir, “Foreign Policy Leadership Comparison of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Franklin Delano Roosevelt”, Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi, vol. 24, no. 72, pp. 709–718, Nov. 2008, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA46SC27AB
ISNAD
Erdenir, Burak. “Foreign Policy Leadership Comparison of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Franklin Delano Roosevelt”. Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi 24/72 (November 1, 2008): 709-718. https://izlik.org/JA46SC27AB.
JAMA
1.Erdenir B. Foreign Policy Leadership Comparison of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi. 2008;24:709–718.
MLA
Erdenir, Burak. “Foreign Policy Leadership Comparison of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Franklin Delano Roosevelt”. Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi, vol. 24, no. 72, Nov. 2008, pp. 709-18, https://izlik.org/JA46SC27AB.
Vancouver
1.Burak Erdenir. Foreign Policy Leadership Comparison of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi [Internet]. 2008 Nov. 1;24(72):709-18. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA46SC27AB