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Drawing parallels: The Turkish model février 12, 2013

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Daily News Egypt, Tuesday February 12, 2013

By Ceylan Ozbudak *

"A’ish! Horreyyah! Adala Egtema’iya!" Who can forget the thrilling chant of the Egyptian people, as they cast off the oppression of Hosni Mubarak and demanded "bread, liberty, and social justice" in 2011? (en savoir plus…)

Arab world: Underfunded renaissance février 11, 2013

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Financial Times (UK) Monday, February 11, 2013, p. 9

By Roula Khalaf

Inexperienced Islamist leaders in Egypt and Tunisia are struggling to manage economic grievances that have persisted – and even worsened – since the old regimes fell. (en savoir plus…)

Adaptation to Climate Change in the Southern Mediterranean: A Theoretical Framework, a Foresight Analysis and Three Case Studies février 7, 2013

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MEDPRO Technical Report (MEDPRO) No. 27, February 2013, 95 p.

Daniel Osberghaus, Claudio Baccianti *

Adaptation to climate change in southern and eastern Mediterranean countries is particularly relevant because of the strong expected effects on the region and the sensitivity of important sectors like agriculture and tourism to climate change. (en savoir plus…)

Assertive Turkey key to U.S. in shifting Middle East décembre 12, 2012

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Reuters (UK) Wednesday, December 12, 2012

by Nick Tattersall and Peter Apps (Washington/Istanbul)

With its caustic rhetoric on Israel and its gold-for-gas trade with Iran, Turkey is not the deferential U.S. ally it once was as it carves out a growing role in the fast-changing politics of the Middle East. (en savoir plus…)

A Turkish Perspective on the Egyptian Drama décembre 10, 2012

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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) December 10, 2012, p. 15                               Türkçe

Sahin Alpay

Last year in Cairo I had a chance to chat with Youssef Sidhom, the distinguished editor in chief of the weekly Watani, published by Coptic Christians. (en savoir plus…)

How Turkey lost its influence with Israel décembre 2, 2012

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Toronto Star (Canada) Sunday, December 2, 2012, p. A11

Rosie DiManno in Istanbul, Turkey

Amidst the illogical and irrational assessment that has rendered Hamas a "winner" in Gaza’s ceasefire with Israel following an eight-day miniwar, the "loser" designation has somehow devolved to Turkey. (en savoir plus…)

Mideast Shift: Sunnis Gain novembre 28, 2012

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The New York Times (USA) Wednesday, November 28, 2012, p. A1

By Neil MacFarquhar, Ramallah, West Bank

For years, the United States and its Middle East allies were challenged by the rising might of the so-called Shiite crescent, a political and ideological alliance backed by Iran that linked regional actors deeply hostile to Israel and the West. (en savoir plus…)

Turkey supports Egypt’s rise as regional power – premier’s aide novembre 26, 2012

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BBC Monitoring European (UK) November 26, 2012                                Türkçe

Text of report by Turkish newspaper Star website on 25 November

Commentary by Ibrahim Kalin, Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan: "Turkey, Egypt, and the New Middle East". (en savoir plus…)

Turkey Finds It Is Sidelined As Broker In Mideast novembre 21, 2012

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The New York Times (USA) Wednesday, November 21, 2012, p. A 12

By Tim Arango, Istanbul

After prayers last Friday, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan stepped outside a mosque on the banks of the Bosphorous here and dismissed a suggestion that Turkey should talk directly with its onetime ally, Israel, to attempt to resolve the crisis unfolding in Gaza. (en savoir plus…)

Overdone Turkey novembre 21, 2012

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Foreign Policy (USA) November 21, 2012

By Steven A. Cook *

The hype about Ankara as a regional leader is way overblown. One day before announcing Wednesday, Nov. 21′s cease-fire agreement, at a brief news conference prior to talks between U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, late on Tuesday night, the secretary announced that her itinerary included Ramallah and Cairo in addition to Jerusalem. (en savoir plus…)