Turkey, frustrated with West, clings to fading vision for the Middle East 1 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Ahmet Davutoglu, foreign policy, isolation, NATO, Syria
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Reuters World General News (UK) Wednesday, October 1, 2014
By Jonny Hogg and Nick Tattersall, Ankara/Istanbul
Turkey’s foreign policy has led to isolation. Ankara lost bets on Muslim Brotherhood and Syrian rebels. Blames U.S. and its allies for rise of Islamic State. (suite…)
Turkey to Vote on Syria Policy 1 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: ISIS, Kurdish regional government, PKK, Soner Cagaptay, Syria
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Policy Analysis (The Washington Institute for Near East Policy) N° 2317, Oct 1, 2014
Soner Cagaptay *
Turkey has thus far avoided overt participation in the international airstrikes against ISIS, reflecting its continued vulnerability to the group and its complex policy priorities in neighboring Syria. (suite…)
La Turquie, future pièce maîtresse de la coalition 1 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Alain Rodier, État islamique en Irak et au Levant (EIIL), Syrie
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Le Temps (Suisse) mercredi 1 octobre 2014
Alain Rodier *, Propos recueillis par Boris Mabillard
Le Temps: La Turquie a accepté de rejoindre la coalition contre l’EI après avoir longtemps refusé d’y participer. Pourquoi? (suite…)
Defending the Tomb of Suleyman Shah: Turkey’s Options and Challenges 1 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Can Kasapoglu, EDAM, F. Doruk Ergun, ISIL, Syria, The Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM), Tomb of Suleyman Shah
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EDAM Discussion Paper Series, 2014/8, 1 October 2014, 18 p.
Can Kasapoglu & F. Doruk Ergun *
As Turkey has hardened its rhetoric towards Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) following the release of the hostages, a new crisis seems to be in the offing with the increased activity around the Tomb of Suleyman Shah, Turkey’s exclave near Aleppo. (suite…)
The “Home Game” – Countering Violent Extremism within NATO 1 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Jacqueline Page, NATO, NATO Defense College, terrorism
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Research Paper (NDC) No. 104, September 2014, 12 p.
Research Division ~ NATO Defense College (NDC)
by Jacqueline Page *
The latest Research Paper by the NDC Research Division assesses the threats that homegrown terrorism and returning foreign fighters pose to NATO member nations, and how the Alliance can contribute to efforts to reduce these dangers. (suite…)
How Turkey Will Escape the Middle-Income Trap 1 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Education, Mehmet Simsek, research and development
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) Wednesday, October 1, 2014, p. 15
By Mehmet Şimşek *
Many emerging-market economies grew rapidly during the first decade of this century, advancing from low-income to middle-income status. The next transition — to high-income status — will be harder to achieve. (suite…)
Turkey: Population Movement 1 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, refugee camp, refugees, Sanliurfa, Syria, Turkish Red Crescent
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Emergency Appeal (IFRC) n° MDRTR003, Operations Update n°6
International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
1 October 2014
The present update specifically focuses on additional emergency action measures urgently required to address the food needs of up to 12,000 Syrian citizens in the southern province of Sanliurfa. (suite…)