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…)
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…)
Turkey supports Saudi mission in Yemen, says Iran must withdraw 27 mars 2015
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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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
The Armenian Question 1945-1965 26 Mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, History / Histoire, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Armenia, Armenian Diaspora, Armenian Question, Christopher Gunn, Cold War, TASAM
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Strategic Report (TASAM) No. 68, May 26, 2014
Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies (TASAM)
Christopher Gunn *
On April 24th and 25th, 1965, Armenians around the world held memorial services to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the massacre and deportations of hundreds of thousands of Armenians living in eastern Anatolia. (suite…)
Turkish PM takes step to Armenian conciliation 24 avril 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Armenians, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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The Guardian (UK) Thursday, April 24, 2014, p. 22
Constanze Letsch, Istanbul Agencies
The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has offered his condolences to the families of more than 1 million Armenians who were massacred during the first world war, in Turkey’s most conciliatory remarks yet over the highly contested episode. (suite…)
The Legacy of World War I Continues to Linger 31 janvier 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Cold War, conflicts, Ilter Turan, Lausanne Treaty, Ottoman Empire, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, World War I
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, January 31, 2014
Ilter Turan *
What were the effects of World War I on Turkey and its relations with the world? Even 100 years after, it may still be too soon to tell. Yet, some important domestic and regional questions that Turkey currently encounters can be traced back to the war and its aftermath. (suite…)
Armenia and Azerbaijan: A Season of Risks 26 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, conflicts, International Crisis Group, Nagorno-Karabakh
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Europe Briefing (International Crisis Group) N° 71, 15 p.
26 September 2013, Baku/Yerevan/Tbilisi/Brussels
Confrontation, low-intensity but volatile, between Azerbaijan and Armenia has entered a period of heightened sensitivity. Peace talks on Nagorno-Karabakh bogged down in 2011, accelerating an arms race and intensifying strident rhetoric. Terms like “Blitzkrieg’’, “pre-emptive strike’’ and ‘‘total war” have gained currency with both sides’ planners. (suite…)
U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition Turkey and the South Caucasus 12 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Anthony H. Cordesman, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bryan Gold, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Georgia, Iran, Michael Gibbs, Robert Shelala, South Caucasus, Turkey, USA
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Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Jun 12, 2013, 100 p.
By Anthony H. Cordesman, Bryan Gold, Robert Shelala, and Michael Gibbs
Turkey and the South Caucasus countries play an active role in US-Iranian competition. (suite…)
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy and the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict 10 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Elizabeth Fuller, Georgia, IAI Working Papers, Iran, Istituto Affari Internazionali, nago, natural gas, oil, pipeline, Russia, Turkey
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IAI Working Papers (Istituto Affari Internazionali) 13/12, April 2013, 11 p.
by Elizabeth Fuller *
The over-riding objective of Azerbaijan’s foreign policy has been to secure a solution to the longstanding conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh on Azerbaijan’s terms. (suite…)
Turkologist: Policy of containment towards Turkey has come to an end 13 février 2013
Posted by Acturca in France, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Armenia, France, Ruben Safrastyan, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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ArmInfo (Armenia)
January 13, 2013, Yerevan
The policy of containment towards Turkey has come to an end. France was one of the key initiators of that policy. The situation will finally clear up within a 1.5 year and we will be able to speak on the given topic more substantially. Ruben Safrastyan, Professor, Director of the Oriental Studies Institute (suite…)
The Armenian-Iran Relationship 17 janvier 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, Caucasus, Claude Moniquet, European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center, Georgia, Iran, Israël, Russia, South Caucasus, Turkey, USA, William Racimora
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European Strategic Intelligence and Security Center (ESISC) 17 Jan 2013, 65 p.
Edited by Claude Moniquet and William Racimora *
For more than 20 years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has appeared as the main and most reliable ally of the republic of Armenia. (suite…)
Iran War Threat Rattles Nerves in Caucasus 13 avril 2012
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The Moscow Times (Russia) 13 April 2012, p. 1 & 3
By Nikolaus von Twickel
When the world’s major powers gather in Istanbul on Saturday for crucial talks with Tehran on its nuclear program, Moscow’s negotiators will have extra motivation to avoid a war. (suite…)
A ‘frozen conflict’ that could boil over 9 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, France, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, conflicts, France, Internally displaced people, International Crisis Group, Iran, Kelbajar, Lawrence Scott Sheets, Minsk Group, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Russia / Russie, South Caucasus, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, War
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International Herald Tribune (USA) Friday, March 9, 2012, p. 6
By Lawrence Scott Sheets *
One frigid day nearly 19 years ago, I found myself standing along a muddy, rutted road in the foothills of Azerbaijan’s 3,000 meter-high Murov mountain range. Hundreds of Azerbaijani internally displaced persons – from the strategic Kelbajar region – were arriving on foot, some nearly frozen to death after a multiday trek through the icy mountain passes. (suite…)
U.S. and Iranian Strategic Competition: The Impact of Turkey and the South Caucasus 8 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brandon Fite, Caucasus, Center for Strategic and International Studies, conflicts, Erin Fitzgerald, foreign policy, Iran, Middle East, Russia / Russie, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, USA, Varun Vira
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Center for Strategic and International Studies (USA) March 8, 2012, 29 p.
By Varun Vira, Erin Fitzgerald and Brandon Fite
US and Iranian efforts to bolster their strategic ties to Turkey and the Caucasus are becoming a steadily more significant aspect of their competition. The region holds both immense attractions in both geopolitical and economic terms for the United States and Iran, but also complex challenges. (suite…)
Diplomatic History: The Turkey-Armenia Protocols 2 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Armenia, Columbia University, David L. Phillips, diplomacy, History / Histoire, Institute for the Study of Human Rights, international mediation, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, USA
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Institute for the Study of Human Rights (Columbia University)March 2012,129p.
David L. Phillips *
“Diplomatic History: The Turkey-Armenia Protocols” provides an insider’s account of negotiations resulting in the 2009 Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations and the Protocol on the Development of Bilateral Relations between the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Armenia. (suite…)
The Armenian file 29 février 2012
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) 29 February 2012, Wednesday
Suat Kınıklıoğlu
This has been a very eventful week for the Armenian file. First was the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit’s invalidation of a law designed to provide special treatment for California Armenians, in Movsesian v. Victoria Versicherung, et al. on Feb. 23, 2012. (suite…)
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