As Turkey clamps down, Europe recoils juin 13, 2013
Posted by Acturca in France, Turquie, Turquie-UE.Tags: EU, Germany, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Taksim, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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The International Herald Tribune (USA) Thursday, June 13, 2013, p. 4
Dan Bilefsky, Paris
New membership talks take a step backward even before they start. (en savoir plus…)
How Europe can save Turkey’s democracy juin 9, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turquie, Turquie-UE.Tags: AKP, democracy, EU membership, Steven A. Cook, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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The Washington Post Sunday (USA) June 09, 2013, p. B3
by Steven A. Cook *
Middle East scholar Steven A. Cook says Turkey needs a real shot at joining the E.U. (en savoir plus…)
Soft Power in Turkish Foreign Policy: New Instruments and Challenges mai 27, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Moyen Orient, Turquie, Turquie-UE.Tags: AKP, Euxeinos, foreign policy, Middle East, Selcen Öner, soft power, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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Euxeinos (GCE-HSG) 10/2013, pp. 7-15
Issue: Strategic Depth through Soft Power: The Domestic Production and International Projection of Turkish Culture
by Selcen Öner *
During the Cold War era and in the 1990s as well, Turkey was considered mostly as a “hard power” because of the high influence of its military in politics and deficiencies in its democracy and human rights. In the first decade of the 21st century several internal and external developments have positively contributed to Turkey’s “soft power”. (en savoir plus…)
Cutting the Visa Knot. How Turks can travel freely to Europe mai 21, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turquie-UE, UE.Tags: European Stability Initiative, Turkey, Turkey-EU, visa, Visa liberalisation, visa-free travel
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ESI Report (European Stability Initiative) 21 May 2013, 28 p.
Berlin – Brussels – Istanbul
Visa liberalisation has been a crucial element in the EU’s relations with Romania, Serbia and Albania. Yet until recently it had not even appeared on the agenda of talks between Brussels and Ankara. (en savoir plus…)
A Partnership between Poland and Turkey: Filling the EU Gap? mai 21, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turquie, Turquie-UE.Tags: bilateral relations, foreign policy, Pinar Elman, Poland, The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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Bulletin PISM, No. 54 (507) 21 May 2013
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
Pinar Elman *
In 2014, on the 600th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, Poland and Turkey are preparing to translate their good mutual relations into a deeper strategic partnership in areas of common long-term interest such as energy, defence and space. (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…)
Turkey’s Kurdish Gamble avril 16, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energie, Moyen Orient, Turquie, Turquie-UE.Tags: energy, EU, Iraq, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Kurdish regional government, Middle East, Nathalie Tocci, Syria, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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IAI Working Papers (Istituto Affari Internazionali) 13/10, April 2013, 8 p.
by Nathalie Tocci *
Turkish policies are currently bolstering the Kurdish Regional Government’s drift towards independence, a prospect thought unthinkable in Ankara only a few years ago. (en savoir plus…)
Turkey’s Foreign Policy: Shifting Back to the West after a Drift to the East? avril 7, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turquie, Turquie-UE.Tags: foreign policy, IPLI, Jean Marcou, TEPAV, Turkey, Turkey Policy Brief Series, Turkey-EU
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Turkey Policy Brief Series (IPLI – TEPAV) 8th edition, 2013, 9 p. Français
Jean Marcou *
In this brief, the author discusses how the AKP’s rise to power in Turkey brought about a significant shift in foreign policy, but this shift has most likely been wrongly appraised. (en savoir plus…)
Turkey Takes Steps Toward Europe avril 3, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turquie, Turquie-UE.Tags: Turkey, Turkey-EU
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The Wall Street Journal (USA) April 3, 2013, p. 5
By Emre Peker, Istanbul
Ankara has taken steps to reaffirm ties with Brussels, despite angry rhetoric over a customs agreement with the European Union, in an effort to find shelter against troubling political and economic developments in its region. (en savoir plus…)
Verheugen: Europe cannot do it without Turkey mars 28, 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turquie-UE, UE.Tags: EU, Guenter Verheugen, interview, Turkey-EU
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EurActiv.com, 28 March 2013 Türkçe
Interview by Samuel Doveri Vesterbye
The European Union needs Turkey if it is to succeed as a global player, former Commission vice-president Günter Verheugen tells EurActiv. (en savoir plus…)
