Since our fall issue of TPQ, a chain reaction of events in the Arab world has domi-nated debate in Turkey’s neighborhood. The toppling of the Tunisian and Egyptian leaders and waves of protest spreading to countries such as Yemen, Jordan, Libya, Bahrain, Algeria, and Iran have incited questions on whether Turkey might be a “model” for the Muslim Middle East and discussions about Turkey’s ap-proach to democratization in its neighborhood. While many predict Turkey’s role in the region will increase, others speculate whether Turkey is prepared for this responsibility. Dissecting the long and short term implications of Turkey’s concrete policies towards different countries and geographies, authors of this issue provide a “balance sheet” of Turkey’s recent foreign policy initiatives ranging from the Bal-kans to the Caucasus and Africa.