After the end of the Second World War Türk?ye became embedded to the Euro-Atlant?c ?nst?tut?ons. It jo?ned the Counc?l of Europe, fought ?n Korea and became a member of NATO where ?t played a cruc?al role as the Eastern Flank of the All?ance. Nevertheless, dur?ng the same per?od ?ts geo-strateg?c locat?on necess?tated ?t to have fr?endly relat?ons w?th the USSR and further ?ts t?es w?th the countr?es ?n the M?ddle East. W?th the fall of the Berl?n Wall the world entered a new era. Several theor?es were put forth. D?d democracy preva?l? Was ?t the end of h?story? Would there be a clash of c?v?- l?zat?ons? After the turbulence of the 1990’s when all countr?es b?g and small, old and new were try?ng to adapt to a major sh?ft ?n the ?nternat?onal world order, the US tr?ed to establ?sh ?tself as the only superpower. The Russ?an Federat?on was ?n the process of try?ng to rega?n ?ts old strength and glory, wh?le Ch?na was grow?ng ?n double d?g?ts w?th an a?m to challenge the US by the beg?nn?ng of the 21st century.