Environment and Foreign Policy Relations: Chernobyl Accident and Its Reflections on Turkish Foreign Policy
Abstract
Many countries including Turkey were affected by the nuclear accident that took place at the the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on April 26, 1986. Regarding its consequences, Chernobyl accident, which was an example of the transboundary nature of environmental problems, have mainly caused human health and environmental problems. This accident, which became an international problem with its economic and foreign policy reflections, soon turned into a political crisis. After learning the accident, the affected countries went through different emergency and crisis management processes. This article analizes Turkey’s attitude, emergency and crisis management processes, and the reflections of this accident on Turkish foreign policy.
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English
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Research Article
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Nermin Kılıç
YILDIZ TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İKTİSADİ VE İDARİ BİLİMLER FAKÜLTESİ, SİYASET BİLİMİ VE ULUSLARARASI İLİŞKİLER BÖLÜMÜ, ULUSLARARASI İLİŞKİLER ANABİLİM DALI
Türkiye
Publication Date
April 11, 2017
Submission Date
June 27, 2016
Acceptance Date
August 5, 2016
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Year 2017 Volume: 4 Number: 1
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