A new Turkish government has to tackle several priorities 18 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Carl Bildt, Cyprus, foreign policy, parliamentary elections, PKK, Syria
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The Daily Star (Lebanon) June 18, 2015, p. 7 Deutsch Español Français
Carl Bildt *
The next administration could play a key role in a series of peace processes. Turkey is moving into unchartered political territory, following the failure of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) to retain its parliamentary majority in the country’s recent general election. (suite…)
The Outlook for Azerbaijani Gas Supplies to Europe: Challenges and Perspectives 4 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, gas, Gulmira Rzayeva, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Shah Deniz, TANAP, TAP
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OIES Paper (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies) NG 97, June 2015
By Gulmira Rzayeva *
As the birthplace of the oil and gas industry, Azerbaijan’s long and rich history is intertwined with hydrocarbon production, with oil drilling pre-dating activity in Pennsylvania by 13 years. (suite…)
Caspian Triangles: Azerbaijan’s Trilateral Diplomacy — A New Approach for a New Era 14 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, George Washington University, Richard Weitz, The Central Asia Program (CAP)
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Central Asia Economic Papers, No. 14, May 2015
The Central Asia Program (CAP) at George Washington University
By Richard Weitz *
A series of trilateral partnerships in the Caspian-Caucuses is reinventing geo-politics and unleashing economic potential in a region eager to outrun its Cold War-era shadows and escape new peripheral tensions. (suite…)
Can Armenia change how it sees Turkey? 18 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Arman Grigoryan, Armenia, Armenian Diaspora
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The Washington Post (USA) April 18, 2015, p. A15 Türkçe
By Arman Grigoryan *
On Friday Armenians in this country and around the world will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the most calamitous event of their history – the mass murder of their ancestors in the Ottoman Empire. (suite…)
Turkmenistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan: Potential for a Trilateral Energy Strategy? 9 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Center for Energy and Environment, CCEE Policy Brief, TANAP, trans-Caspian pipeline, Turkmenistan, Zaur Shiriyev
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CCEE Policy Brief, No. 14, April 2015
Caspian Center for Energy and Environment (CCEE)
By Zaur Shiriyev *
Following the recent (March 4) visit to Ankara by his counterpart from Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a trilateral mechanism on energy issues between Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. (suite…)
Turkey supports Saudi mission in Yemen, says Iran must withdraw 27 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Daesh, interview, Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen
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France 24, 27/03/2015 Français Türkçe
by Marc Perelman
In an interview with France 24 on Thursday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey supports the Saudi-led mission to rout Shiite rebels from Yemen and criticised Iran’s regional ambitions in both Yemen and Iraq. (suite…)
Turkey Is Central to the Russia-Europe Energy Standoff 10 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: gas pipeline, South Stream, TANAP
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Stratfor (USA) March 10, 2015
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The crisis in Ukraine, and in particular Russia’s cancellation of the South Stream natural gas pipeline project, has had substantial ripple effects on the energy dynamics on the European continent. (suite…)
France plans to bring more companies to Azerbaijan 18 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, France, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Pascal Monnier
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Azer News (Azerbaijan) February 18, 2015, p. 5
By Nigar Orujov
France plans to provide French companies operating in Turkey with facilities to enter Azerbaijani market, said Pascal Monnier, French Ambassador to Baku. (suite…)
Russian-Turkish Relations and the Realities in the Black Sea Region 15 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Black Sea, Eugene Kogan, Georgia, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, GFSIS, Ukraine
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Expert Opinion (GFSIS) No. 28, 2014, 13 p.
Georgian Foundation For Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS)
Eugene Kogan *
According to some Turkish analysts and commentators, Russian-Turkish relations are becoming a strategic partnership. (suite…)
Silk Roads initiatives enters new phase: think tank 15 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: China, Development Research Center, Li Wei, Silk Road
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Xinhua – News Agency (China)
Monday, December 15, 2014, Istanbul
China’s initiatives on building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, popularly known as the Belt and Road Initiatives, has entered a more practical phase of fulfillment, a leading Chinese think tank has said. (suite…)
Armenia’s Diaspora – its role and influence 14 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, History / Histoire, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Armenia, Armenian Diaspora
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FCO Research Analyst paper (Foreign & Commonwealth Office)
9 December 2014
Armenia has, in proportional terms, the largest Diaspora of any former Soviet state, much of it concentrated in Russia, the US and France. This has been a huge source of support for the Armenian state. (suite…)
Russia, Turkey pivot across Eurasia 9 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: China, Eurasia, gas pipeline, South Stream, Vladimir Putin
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Asia Times Online (Hong Kong) Dec 8, 2014
By Pepe Escobar *
The latest, spectacular « Exit South Stream, Enter Turk Stream » Pipelinistan gambit will be sending big geopolitical shockwaves all across Eurasia for quite some time. This is what the New Great Game in Eurasia is all about. (suite…)
‘Transit migrants turning into labor migrants in Turkey’ 8 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet İçduygu, migration
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) December 8, 2014, p. 4
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Transit migrants are increasingly choosing to stay longer in Turkey and are therefore turning into labor migrants, according to Professor Ahmet İçduygu from Koç University, the head of a think tank on migration issues. ‘The Turkish economy is absorbing labor migrants,’ İçduygu tells the Hürriyet Daily News. (suite…)
Putin and Erdogan: Partnership of convenience? 2 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Dimitar Bechev, gas pipeline, Gazprom, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, South Stream, TANAP, Vladimir Putin
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Al Jazeera (Qatar) December 2, 2014
Dimitar Bechev *
Hard-nosed pragmatism continues to govern relations between Russia and Turkey. (suite…)
Turkey in the Eurasian Energy Game 21 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Eurasia, Global Relations Forum (GRF), Onur Çobanlı, pipeline, Southern Corridor
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Policy Paper Series (GRF) No.1, November 2014
Global Relations Forum (GRF) Young Academics Program
Onur Çobanlı *
Turkey is a major natural gas consumer in Eurasia, and its demand is expected to grow rapidly in parallel with its economic performance. (suite…)
Strengthening Connections and Business Synergies Between Turkey and Armenia 1 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, TEPAV
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Report (TEPAV) N° 201410, November 2014
The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV)
Esen Çağlar, Ussal Şahbaz, Ali Sökmen, Feride İnan, İpek Beril Benli and İrem Kızılca *
In the past two decades, relations between Armenia and Turkey have been left in diplomatic limbo. The Armenian-Turkish border has been closed since 1993, which has been a major blow to the economic prospects of the region, among other things. (suite…)
Russia pushing to shore up influence over Caspian Sea 5 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, Kazakhstan, oil, pipeline, trans-Caspian pipeline, Turkmenistan
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Nikkei Report (Japan) October 4, 2014
Jacopo Dettoni, Contributing writer
Almaty, Kazakhstan — Russia has strengthened its influence over oil and gas exports from the Caspian region after a summit with the other four nations bordering the inland sea produced an outline agreement on the key principles to regulate maritime frontiers in the basin. (suite…)
Turkey’s New Regional Security Role: Implications for the United States 26 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Eurasia, European Security, foreign policy, NATO, Richard Weitz, The Strategic Studies Institute (SSI), US Army War College
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The Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) September 2014, 202 pages
US Army War College Press
Richard Weitz *
Until a few years ago, the relationship between Washington and Ankara was perennially troubled and occasionally terrible. Turkey opposed the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and complained that the Pentagon was allowing Iraqi Kurds too much autonomy, leading to deteriorating security along the Iraq-Turkish border. (suite…)
Iranian Rail Links and the Geopolitics of the South Caucasus 25 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Eurasia Daily Monitor, geopolitics, Georgia, Iran, Nakhchivan, Paul Goble, railways, South Caucasus, The Jamestown Foundation, transport, Turkey
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Eurasia Daily Monitor (The Jamestown Foundation) Vol.11 Issue: 169, Sept 25, 2014
Paul Goble *
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan are seeking to link their national railways with those of Iran, something that could be an economic lifesaver for Yerevan and an additional outlet for Baku’s exports of Caspian oil and gas. (suite…)
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Between Appeasement and Rivalry: Turkey and Russia and their Neighborhoods 7 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Adam Balcer, foreign policy, GTE Commentary, Syria
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 22, May 2015 , 3 p.
Adam Balcer *
Contrary to common knowledge, Turkey does not refrain from challenging Russia in its neighborhood. A substantial difference exists between Turkey’s policy towards Russia in the Black Sea region and in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. (suite…)