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                                                                                    <journal-title>Karadeniz Araştırmaları</journal-title>
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                            <issn pub-type="ppub">2536-5126</issn>
                                        <issn pub-type="epub">2536-5126</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Bilgehan ATSIZ GÖKDAĞ</publisher-name>
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                                                            <subject>International Relations</subject>
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                                                            <subject>Uluslararası İlişkiler</subject>
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                                                                                                                        <article-title>IS END OF A DREAM? REASSESSING THE NATO ENLARGEMENT POLICY TOWARD THE BLACK SEA AND CAUCASUS REGIONS</article-title>
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                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Demir</surname>
                                    <given-names>Sertif</given-names>
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                                                                    <aff>İZMİR ÜNİVERSİTESİ</aff>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20150630">
                    <day>06</day>
                    <month>30</month>
                    <year>2015</year>
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                                        <volume>12</volume>
                                        <issue>46</issue>
                                        <fpage>1</fpage>
                                        <lpage>22</lpage>
                        
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                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20150601">
                        <day>06</day>
                        <month>01</month>
                        <year>2015</year>
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                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 2004, Karadeniz Araştırmaları</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>2004</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Karadeniz Araştırmaları</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                <abstract><p>SSCB&#039;nin dağılmasından sonra Ukrayna ve üç Kafkas devleti (Gürcistan, Azerbaycan ve Ermenistan), farklı üyelik arzularına rağmen, halen NATO üyeliği elde etmeye çalışmaktadırlar. Çeşitli faktörler söz konusu ülkelerin NATO üyeliğini elde etmesindeki gecikmede belirgin rol oynamıştır. Özetle, Rusya&#039;nın aşırı karşıt tutumu, ABD hariç diğer NATÖ&#039;nun büyük devletlerin genişlemenin Doğu Avrupa sınırlarının ötesine taşınmasına yönelik isteksizliği, bölgedeki etnik, dinsel ve kültürel çatışmalardan kaynaklanan istikrarsızlıklar, VVashington&#039;un bölgeye yönelik kısmi olarak değişen politikası ve aday devletlerde NA- TO&#039;ya yönelik içte yoğunlaşmış ulusal çaba eksikliği, NATÖ&#039;nun Karadeniz ve Kafkaslardaki genişlemesini olumsuz etkilemektedir. Bu ülkelerin NATO üyesi olma rüyası halen gerçekleşmemesine rağmen, küresel, bölgesel ve ülkesel güvenlik için NATO&#039;ya olan yüksek hedeflerini sürdürmelidirler.</p></abstract>
                                                            
            
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                                                    <kwd>NATO’nun genişlemesi</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Azerbaycan</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Gürcistan</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Ermenistan</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Kafkaslar</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Karadeniz</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  istikrasızlıklar.</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  NATO’nun genişlemesi</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Azerbaycan</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Gürcistan</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Ermenistan</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Kafkaslar</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  Karadeniz</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  istikrasızlıklar.</kwd>
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