France obsessing over Turkey’s rising regional profile, scholar 25 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Arab Spring, bilateral relations, diplomacy, Dorothée Schmid, foreign policy, François Hollande, France, IFRI, Libya, Middle East, Nicolas Sarkozy, Syria, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) March 24-25, 2012, p. 1-6
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
There is a competition between France and Turkey as well as its leaders, says a French expert on Turkish-French relations. France sees Turkey as an indispensable partner but also as a potential spoiler in its traditional ‘backyard,’ according to Dorothée Schmid, the head of the Turkey program at the French think tank IFRI. (suite…)
Turkey’s Challenges 25 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, democracy, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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The New York Times (USA) Sunday, March 25, 2012, p. SR 12
Editorial
In Istanbul and Ankara, high-rise apartments and office towers are changing the landscape. With recent economic growth rates that exceed those in many European countries, Turkey is often cited as a success story in a region in turmoil. (suite…)
Syria and its Neighbours 25 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Emile Hokayem, Iran, Iraq, Israël, Lebanon, Middle East, Survival, Syria, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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Survival: Global Politics and Strategy (UK) Vol. 54, No.2, April-May 2012
Emile Hokayem *
Syria’s strategic stability is in jeopardy, but there is nothing inevitable about the fate of the Bashar al-Assad regime. Much will depend on whether and how its neighbours intervene. (suite…)
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