Analysis: FM Fidan, Mysterious Man of Turkish Foreign Policy
Many describe Hakan Fidan the architect of the current foreign policy of Turkey. This description is more a description of a doctrine shift and way of Turkish foreign policy model than a title given to the intelligence chief-turned-foreign minister. It is the shift of the center of gravity from classic diplomacy of the foreign ministry to a model in which intelligence, security, operations, and negotiations are integrated to advance more pragmatic and more active plans in the region. As a man who...