Is Turkey’s Foreign Policy of “Zero Problems with Neighbours” Coming Apart? A Critical Appraisal 31 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: foreign policy, Rajeev Agarwal, The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, Turkey
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IDSA Comment (The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses) Oct 31, 2012
Rajeev Agarwal *
On 4 October, Turkey finally took a step it had been deliberately avoiding for over a year by declaring the possibility of a military confrontation with Syria. (suite…)
Sailing in Uncharted Waters: Turkish and Russian Divergence in Syria 31 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: German Marshall Fund of the United State, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Şaban Kardaş
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, October 31, 2012, 4 p.
Şaban Kardaş *
The recent developments in the Middle East are arguably drawing a wedge between Turkey and Russia. Ankara’s forced landing of a Syrian passenger airplane en route from Moscow to Damascus and publicizing of some Russian military equipment intercepted aboard the airplane, for many analysts, was the final blow in the already strained relationship. (suite…)
Turkey and the Balkans: New Policy in a Changing Regional Environment 31 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Balkans, Bülent Aras, German Marshall Fund of the United States
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, October 31, 2012, 4 p.
Bülent Aras *
Turkish policymakers consider regional cooperation and integration in the Balkans as an essential component of Turkey’s new regional policy as well as its own stability at home. (suite…)
Viewpoint: What now for Turkey’s ruling party? 31 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Andrew Finkel, Middle East, Turkey
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BBC (UK) 31 October 2012
By Andrew Finkel *, Istanbul
It is 10 years since Turkey’s newly formed Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power after a period of economic crisis. The centrist Islamic party has overseen a decade of transformation – but can it continue to hold on to power? (suite…)
Linking the Caspian to Europe: Repercussions of the Trans-Anatolian Pipeline 31 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, EU, Fevzi Bilgin, gas pipeline, Michael J. G. Cain, Rethink Institute, Rovshan Ibrahimov, TANAP, Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline project, Turkey
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Rethink Paper (Rethink Institute) No. 6, October 2012
Michael J. G. Cain, Rovshan Ibrahimov, Fevzi Bilgin *
The intergovernmental agreement recently signed between the governments of Azerbaijan and Turkey begins the next phase of the Trans-Anatolian natural gas pipeline project (TANAP). (suite…)