Syria’s Uprising: sectarianism, regionalisation, and state order in the Levant mai 18, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Etats-Unis, Moyen Orient, Turquie.Tags: Arab Spring, Fride, Hivos, Iran, Iraq, Israël, Middle East, Steven Heydemann, Syria, Turkey, USA
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Working Paper (Fride & Hivos) n° 119, May 2013, 21 p.
By Steven Heydemann *
As the Syrian revolution enters its third year, the risks to regional stability are escalating. Violence has spilled over all of Syria’s borders. The conflict has elevated sectarian tensions in Lebanon, threatening the 1990 Taif settlement that ended 15 years of civil war. (en savoir plus…)
Needed: A Turkish-American Plan for Syria mai 16, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Etats-Unis, Moyen Orient, Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Eric Edelman, foreign policy, Middle East, Morton Abramowitz, Syria, Turkey, USA
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) 16 May 2013, p. 14
By Morton Abramowitz and Eric Edelman *
When U.S. President Barack Obama hosts Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House today, their talks about Syria will have a fresh urgency. (en savoir plus…)
Turkey strains as refugee burden grows mai 16, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Moyen Orient, Turquie.Tags: conflicts, Middle East, refugees, Syria, Turkey
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The Washington Post (USA) 16 May 2013, p. A1-A11
By Kevin Sullivan, Yayladagi, Turkey
Government seeks more aid, urges wealthy nations to take in desperate Syrians. Facing one of the world’s largest refugee crises in decades, Turkish officials are urgently appealing for international financial assistance and calling on wealthy nations (en savoir plus…)
Turkey’s big game mai 15, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Moyen Orient, Turquie.Tags: Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey
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Financial Times (UK)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013, p. 6
By striking a framework deal for buying oil stakes from the regional authorities of Iraq’s Kurdish north, Turkey has lifted the veil on a grand economic strategy to match its rapprochement with the hitherto separatist Kurdistan Workers party (PKK). (en savoir plus…)
Turkey as a regional foreign policy actor mai 13, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Moyen Orient, Turquie, Turquie-UE.Tags: Marc Pierini, Middle East, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey) Monday, May 13, 2013, p. 7
Marc Pierini *
In a few days, Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will visit Washington, a significant step for the country which has NATO’s second largest conventional army. (en savoir plus…)
Kurdish Peace Process Remains on Track mai 10, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Moyen Orient, Turquie.Tags: Amberin Zaman, conflicts, Iran, Kurds, Middle East, PKK, Syria, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkey
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, May 10, 2013
Amberin Zaman *
If all goes to plan, over 29 years of violence in Turkey between government forces and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has cost over 40,000 lives, will soon come to a close. (en savoir plus…)
Turkey’s Policy towards the Middle East and North Africa after the Arab Spring mai 2, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Moyen Orient, Turquie.Tags: foreign policy, IPLI, MENA, Mesut Özcan, Middle East, Syria, TEPAV, Turkey, Turkey Policy Brief Series
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Turkey Policy Brief Series (IPLI – TEPAV) 9th edition, 2013, 9 p. Français
by Mesut Özcan *
"Beginning at the end of 2010, the transformation of the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) has replaced the erstwhile political structures which were remnants of the Cold War era, with more representative administrations. (en savoir plus…)
Why Gulf states hold key to Turkey’s investment vision mai 2, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economie, Moyen Orient, Turquie.Tags: economy, Gulf Cooperation Council, Gulf states, infrastructure, investment, Middle East, Turkey
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Financial Times (UK) Thursday, May 2, 2013, p. 13 Türkçe
By Georges Elhedery and Selim Kervanci
Ankara has few resources to fund its ambitionsbut help is at hand, write Georges Elhedery and Selim Kervanci (en savoir plus…)
The Syrian Civil War: A Military Strategic Assessment mai 2, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Moyen Orient, Turquie.Tags: Can Kasapoglu, EDAM, F. Doruk Ergun, Middle East, Syria
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EDAM Discussion Paper Series, 2013/5, 2 May 2013, 22 p.
Can Kasapoğlu & F. Doruk Ergun *
This study was designed as an “introduction to the Syrian battleground”. The paper is planned to answer two main questions as follows: (1) What are the ongoing conflict’s major determinants; (2) and how can they shape possible trajectory and final outcome of this armed struggle that has been taking place right at Turkey’s doorstep. (en savoir plus…)
Blurring the Borders: Syrian Spillover Risks for Turkey avril 30, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Moyen Orient, Turquie.Tags: border, conflicts, foreign policy, Hatay, International Crisis Group, Middle East, refugees, Syria, Turkey
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Europe Report (International Crisis Group) N° 225, 48 p. Türkçe
Antakya/Ankara/Istanbul/Brussels, 30 April 2013
As the humanitarian crisis reaches catastrophic proportions,Syria needs to open its borders to external aid, while Turkey and its international partners need more long-term planning to meet growing refugee needs and avoid having instability spill over the porous border. (en savoir plus…)
