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标题：Understanding new Turkey-Africa Relations: Rationale and Challenges
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作者：Mahamat K. Dodo
期刊名称：Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1944-1088
电子版ISSN：1944-1096
出版年度：2016
卷号：7
期号：4
页码：612-642
出版社：Guild of Independent Scholars
摘要：In recent years, emerging powers such as China, India, Brazil, and Russia have dramatically increased their political, economic, and diplomatic relations with Africa. This phenomenon has led many Western analysts to affirm that emerging powers are competing to dislodge Africa´s traditional partners; i.e., Western Europe and the United States, and pose serious challenges to their interests on the African continent. Each emerging power has its own interests by increasing its involvement in Africa just like the former colonial powers and the United States have so done for centuries. Thus, since the late nineties, Turkey has also joined the pack and increased its engagement in Africa. It is deepening its diplomatic relations with many African countries and the African Union, and developing a new market place for its companies and business community. Against this background, this article intends to give an overview of the Turkey´s new Africa policy, discuss its main political, economic and security rationale and analyze its basic pillars and challenges.