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…)
Flood of jihadi volunteers to Syria is ‘unstoppable’ 22 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Ahmet Davutoglu, border, Iraq, ISIS, Syria
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The Independent (UK) Thursday, January 22, 2015, p. 1
Patrick Cockburn
Turkish PM’s warning raises prospect that Isis will remain in control of most of its seized territory. (suite…)
Do buffer zones deter wars? 30 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: border, buffer zone, conflicts, no-fly zone, refugees, Syria, Ukraine
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USA Today, Monday, December 29, 2014, p. 7A
By Lionel Beehner *
Use in Syria or Ukraine would simply delay and not end the conflicts. The concept of the buffer zone is making a big comeback in international politics. (suite…)
Frontier Europe: Human Rights Abuses on Greece’s border with Turkey 9 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Immigration, Middle East / Moyen Orient, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Amnesty International, border, Greece, human rights, refugees, Turkey
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Amnesty International, EUR 25/008/2013 Türkçe ελληνικά
9 July 2013
Greece, on the frontier of the European Union (EU), has been a major entry point for migrants and refugees for the most part seeking to travel through to other EU countries. (suite…)
Blurring the Borders: Syrian Spillover Risks for Turkey 30 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: border, conflicts, foreign policy, Hatay, International Crisis Group, Middle East, refugees, Syria, Turkey
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Europe Report (International Crisis Group) N° 225, 48 p. Türkçe
Antakya/Ankara/Istanbul/Brussels, 30 April 2013
As the humanitarian crisis reaches catastrophic proportions,Syria needs to open its borders to external aid, while Turkey and its international partners need more long-term planning to meet growing refugee needs and avoid having instability spill over the porous border. (suite…)
Lifting Visas for Turkey: A Safer EU and Stronger EU Foreign Policy 6 décembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: border, EU, Pinar Elman, Poland, The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Turkey, Turkey-EU, visa
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Bulletin PISM, No 116 (449), December 6, 2012
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
Pinar Elman *
Citizens of Turkey are still subject to EU visa requirements while all other candidate and potential candidate countries and even some non-candidate countries enjoy visa-free travel to the EU. (suite…)
Rebels and Refugees: Syrians in Southern Turkey 10 septembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: border, conflicts, Kristian Berg Harpviken, Mark Naftalin, Middle East, Peace Research Institute Oslo, PRIO, refugees, Syria, Turkey
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PRIO Policy Brief (Peace Research Institute Oslo) 10|2012, 10 September 2012
Kristian Berg Harpviken & Mark Naftalin *
The distinction between Syrian rebels and Syrian refugees in southern Turkey has become increasingly compromised in recent months. The ongoing militarization of Syrian refugees in Turkey is both organized and of significant scope, but has been overlooked in most analyses of the current events. (suite…)
The war room on the border 16 juillet 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: border, conflicts, Hatay, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, USA
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Los Angeles Times (USA) Monday, July 16, 2012, p. A1
By Patrick J. Mcdonnell, along the Syria-Turkey border
Syrian rebels fighting Assad are in a hub of activity just across the line in Turkey. (suite…)
Migrants slip through Europe’s backdoor 16 juillet 2012
Posted by Acturca in Immigration, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: border, EU, Greece, illegal immigrants, Turkey
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International Herald Tribune (USA) Monday, July 16, 2012, p. 1
By J. Michael Kennedy, Alexandroupolis (Greece)
Refugees take advantage of porous border between Greece and Turkey. (suite…)
Regime tactics open door to cross-border escalation 29 juin 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: border, conflicts, Syria, Turkey
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Financial Times (UK) Friday, June 29, 2012, p. 4
By David Gardner
Last Friday’s downing of a Turkish jet-fighter by Syrian anti-aircraft fire is probably the closest Syria’s 15-month conflict has come to sucking in the shadow warriors behind the rebels battling the regime of Bashar al-Assad. (suite…)
Just over the Turkish border, a hub for Syrian rebels 27 juin 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Antakya, border, conflicts, Middle East, Syria, Turkey
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International Herald Tribune (USA) Wednesday, June 27, 2012, p. 4
By Neil MacFarquhar, Antakya (Turkey)
Trying to unite militias, Syrian opposition finds haven in corner of Turkey (suite…)
At a Turkish border city, war in Syria smothers business 14 juin 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Aleppo, Antakya, border, conflicts, Hatay, Middle East, Syria, trade, Turkey
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International Herald Tribune (USA) Thursday, June 14, 2012
By Susanne Fowler, Antakya (Turkey)
‘Who will come? » ask merchants whose clients are kept away by strife. Merchants at the once-crowded Halep Bazaar are eager to chat with any visitors who happen by: Potential customers have become all too rare as the conflict in neighboring Syria stretches on, strangling their businesses. (suite…)
Turkey: Ankara’s nightmare, post-Assad partition of Syria 8 mai 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Alawite, border, Iraq, Kurds, Latakia, Middle East, Shiite, Sunni, Syria, Turkey
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ANSAmed (Italia) Italiano
May 8, 2012, Rome
With Alawi state on Mediterranean, risking domino effect. The nightmare scenario for Turkish diplomacy takes the following form: an exploding of Syria that has up to now been held together in the iron grasp of the Assad dynasty (suite…)
Greece’s Porous Border Draws EU Ire 14 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, France, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Austria, border, EU, EU / UE, France, Germany, Greece, illegal immigrants, Nicolas Sarkozy, Schengen area, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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The Wall Street Journal (USA) Wednesday, March 14, 2012, p. 5
By Matina Stevis, Brussels
Greece, at the center of Europe’s two-year-old debt crisis, is facing intensifying criticism from other European governments over the way it polices its land border with Turkey — presenting Europe’s passport-free Schengen area with what could be its most serious test since it began functioning in 1995. (suite…)
Being fair to Turkey is in the EU’s interest 12 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Alexandra Stiglmayer, border, EU, EU / UE, European Court of Justice, European Stability Initiative, Gerald Knaus, Germany, Greece, Schengen area, Turkey, visa
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EUobserver.com (Belgium) 12 March 2011 Türkçe
By Gerald Knaus and Alexandra Stiglmayer *, Brussels
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Turks queue in front of EU consulates, spending time and money in exchange for a chance to travel to the EU. In 2010, their number was 625,000. Often they receive a single-entry visa valid for only a few days. (suite…)
Syrian conflict sparks boom for border smugglers 9 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: border, conflicts, economy, Hatay, Middle East, petrol, smuggling, Syria, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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Financial Times (UK) Friday, March 9, 2012, p. 6
Michael Peel in Hacipasa and Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
The breakdown of law and order has opened up lucrative opportunities, say Michael Peel and Daniel Dombey (suite…)
Turkish border businesses miss the Syrian neighbors 13 décembre 2011
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: border, Gaziantep, Middle East, sanction, Syria, trade, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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The New York Times (USA) December 13, 2011, p. A 12
Dan Bilefsky, Gaziantep (Turkey)
In the old bazaar of this ancient city, long entwined with Syria, the loud chatter of Syrians’ bartering in Arabic has given way to unfamiliar silence. (suite…)
Greek ditch widens divide with Turkey 23 août 2011
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: border, Egemen Bagis, EU / UE, Greece, Muzaffer Vatansever, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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The National (UAE) August 23, 2011
Thomas Seibert, Istanbul
Turkey’s government is concerned over a plan by neighbouring Greece to dig a giant trench along the joint land border. The project, which appears to be designed to ward off refugees and repel a possible Turkish military assault, could undermine efforts to normalise relations between the two countries, analysts say. (suite…)
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