What is Turkey's Blue Homeland doctrine?
Professor Ryan Gingeras joins us today to discuss Turkey’s controversial Blue Homeland doctrine which was highlighted in the Washington Post this weekend, its author retired Admiral Cem Gurdeniz, and what Blue Homeland means for Turkey’s neighbors in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Ryan Gingeras is a professor in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School and is an expert on Turkish, Balkan, and Middle East history. Professor Gingeras is also the author of the piece “Blue Homeland: The Heated Politics Behind Turkey’s New Maritime Strategy”.
You can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here:
Amid Mediterranean tensions, retired Turkish admiral grabs the spotlight touting supremacy at sea
Turkish presidency releases video promoting Blue Homeland doctrine
US, Greece call for peaceful solution in East Med during Pompeo visit
Pompeo pledges US support to ease Greece-Turkey dispute
U.S.-Greece Science and Technology Agreement Fact Sheet
Fighting Between Armenia And Azerbaijan Threatens To Spiral Into Full-Blown War