US-Turkey Track II Dialogue 26 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Daniel Brumberg, EDAM, Hanne Dalmut, Sinan Ülgen, USIP
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Report (USIP & EDAM) June 2015
Hanne Dalmut, Sinan Ulgen, Daniel Brumberg *
This report summarizes a track II U.S.-Turkish dialogue organized by the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) in Istanbul, Turkey, on February 26 – 27, 2015. (suite…)
Turkey and the U.S.: The Longest Two Years of the Relations 25 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: bilateral relations, Egypt, Iraq, Kılıç Buğra Kanat, SETA, Syria
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Analysis (SETA) June 2015, No. 16
SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research
Kilic Bugra Kanat
This paper explores the ups and downs of Turkish-American relations since 2003 and seeks to explain why these last two years have brought serious strain on the Ankara-Washington relationship. (suite…)
Risks and rewards in two elections 13 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Mexico, parliamentary elections, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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The Oklahoman (USA) June 13, 2015, p. 10A
Michael Barone
Another election, another surprise. Actually, two elections, in two countries last weekend, with surprisingly pleasant surprises. And in two large countries: Turkey (population 82 million) and Mexico (119 million), both important to the United States. (suite…)
New Turkey or New Government? The June 2015 Parliamentary Election 1 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: AKP, fraud, HDP, New Turkey, parliamentary elections, political parties
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Report (Bipartisan Policy Center) June 2015
National Security Program
In August 2014, upon his ascension from prime minister to Turkey’s first directly-elected president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan heralded the creation of a “New Turkey.” (suite…)
The Indispensable Partner? Turkey in the Evolving Triangulation with the United States and Europe 1 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Emiliano Alessandri, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, TTIP
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) May 29, 2015
Emiliano Alessandri *
Turkey remains an indispensable partner of the United States and the EU in a strategically relevant region. (suite…)
Turkey, EU Seeking to Broaden Trade Deal 13 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, EU / UE, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: customs union, TTIP
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) May 13, 2015, p. 6
By Matthew Dalton and Emre Peker
Brussels – The European Union and Turkey agreed to expand their decades-old customs union, binding their economies closer even as Turkey’s long-standing bid to become an EU member remains in limbo. (suite…)
Turkey and NATO 11 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Andrew C. Kuchins, Azriel Bermant, China, Gallia Lindenstrauss, Missile Defence, NATO
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Jerusalem Post (Israel) Monday, May 11, 2015, p. 15
Azriel Bermant & Gallia Lindenstrauss *
Is Turkey a liability for NATO? It certainly looks that way, as Turkey appears to be striking out against NATO interests. (suite…)
Turkey’s Growing Energy Ties with Moscow 6 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Alan Makovsky, Center for American Progress, Turkish Stream
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Issue Brief (Center for American Progress) Wednesday, May 6, 2015
by Alan Makovsky *
Turkey’s efforts to secure reliable energy supplies have brought it closer to Russia, both a cause and a symptom of Ankara’s diminished solidarity with its Western allies. (suite…)
Turkey Shifts Away From West on Defense 22 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: defense industry, NATO
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) April 22, 2015, p. 6 Türkçe
By Emre Peker, Istanbul
Since the Ottoman Empire traded swords for guns two centuries ago, Turkey’s military has relied on Western arms and know-how. Now, the country’s leadership is pushing to end that arrangement in a shift that is rattling its North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies. (suite…)
Region to feel the effects of Iran nuclear deal 9 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Imad Salamey, Iran, Lebanon, Mario Abou Zeid, nuclear, Shafik Masri
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The Daily Star (Lebanon) April 9, 2015, p. 3
By Hussein Dakroub, Beirut
Analysts expect wide ramifications, unless U.S. Republicans get their way. A nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers will have far-reaching political, security and economic ramifications on the fate of the volatile region, analysts said Wednesday. (suite…)
Beyond Nuclear Negotiations 8 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Beril Dedeoglu, foreign policy, Iran
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) April 8, 2015, p. 11
by Beril Dedeoglu
The deal that has been announced following the marathon talks between Iran and the 5+1 group is probably one of the most spectacular diplomatic achievements of these past years. It seems that the US’s decision to incorporate Iran into the international system was a good one. (suite…)
Gulf alliances: Regional states hedge bets 7 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Gulf states, James M. Dorsey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
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The Jakarta Post (Indonesia) April 7, 2015, p. 7
James M. Dorsey *
The current Saudi-led intervention in Yemen designed to prevent Iranian-backed forces from gaining power symbolizes the Gulf’s new assertiveness. This is unfolding as the various Gulf states seek to hedge their bets with different strategies that complement rather than replace the regional US security umbrella. (suite…)
Reinvigorating Turkey’s Transatlantic Enthusiasm Through TTIP 1 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Alison O. Patch, Joshua W. Walker, policy brief, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) April 1, 2015
Joshua W. Walker & Alison O. Patch *
Western leaders must carefully consider new ways and means for including an increasingly distant Turkey into a transatlantic framework. (suite…)
A myth of bad borders 22 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in France, History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: border, Iraq, ISIS, Ottoman Empire, Sean McMeekin, soft power, Sykes-Picot Agreement, Syria, World War I
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Los Angeles Times (USA) Sunday, March 22, 2015, p. 18
By Sean McMeekin *
Control of territory in the Middle East comes through force, as Islamic State reminds us. With a massive invasion by U.S. ground troops ruled out — for now — the debate in Washington over what to do about Islamic State militants has shifted into the realm of diplomacy and “soft power.” (suite…)
Le Turc qui fait manger du yaourt grec aux Américains 19 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Immigration, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: agroalimentaire, Chobani, Hamdi Ulukaya, yaourt
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Le Point (France) no. 2219, jeudi 19 mars 2015, p. 90-91
Hélène Vissière, De notre envoyée spéciale à New York.
Culot. En sept ans, Hamdi Ulukaya a créé un géant de l’agroalimentaire. (suite…)
The U.S.-Turkey Partnership: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back 12 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Center for American Progress, Iraq, Max Hoffman, Michael Werz, Syria
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Issue Brief (Center for American Progress) March 12, 2015
By Michael Werz and Max Hoffman *
President Barack Obama made a large political investment in Turkey in 2009 for a series of compelling reasons, which he laid out in a speech to the Turkish parliament during his first overseas trip as president. (suite…)
Gas Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean: Implications for Regional Maritime Security 11 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Eric V. Thompson, Israël, Lebanon, policy brief, Sarah Vogler, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) March 2015
Foreign and Security Policy Program ~ Eastern Mediterranean Energy Project
by Sarah Vogler and Eric V. Thompson *
Offshore gas discoveries in the eastern Mediterranean could have a profound impact on the region’s energy, economic, and geopolitical future. (suite…)
Turkey’s Kurdish Path 5 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: HDP, Iraq, ISIS, Kobani, Kurdistan Regional Government, Kurds, PKK, PYD, Soner Cagaptay, Syria, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
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Policy Notes (The Washington Institute for Near East Policy) No.23, March 2015
Soner Cagaptay *
Arab Spring success stories have generally not been easy to come by. One, however, may be playing out in a regional non-Arab state, Turkey, where ties between the Turks and their adversary, the Kurds, have been improving. (suite…)
TTIP and EU-Turkish Economic Relations: Deepening the Customs Union 4 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: customs union, GTE Policy Brief, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Kamil Yılmaz, policy brief
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GTE Policy Brief (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 21, March 2015
Kamil Yılmaz *
This policy brief focuses on the future of Turkish-EU economic relations in face of the initiation of US-EU negotiations on TTIP. Even though the Turkish government declared its willingness to be part of the negotiation process, Turkey’s best policy action at the moment is to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with the US. (suite…)
Turks in Favour of Cooperating with the European Union 28 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: foreign policy, public opinion, survey, The Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM)
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Public Opinion Surveys of Turkish Foreign Policy (EDAM) Türkçe
2015/2
According to EDAM’s second public opinion survey in 2015, the Turkish public favors the European Union as the lead partner in order to have a stronger economy and foreign policy. (suite…)
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