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Turkey cited as part of emergent ‘wave’ of global protest 15 juin 2014

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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) June 15, 2014, Sunday, p. 9

Matthew Hamilton,  Istanbul

The recently published 2014 State of Civil Society report by CICIVUS, a global alliance for civil society organizations (CSOs), characterizes Turkey as part of a global “second wave of dissent” that began in the past year. (suite…)

Without politics, protest is at the mercy of the elites 3 juillet 2013

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The Guardian (UK) Wednesday, July 3, 2013, p. 29

Seumas Milne

From Egypt to Brazil street action is driving change – but organisation is essential if it is not to be hijacked or disarmed. (suite…)

Is it the same game in Turkey and Brazil? 1 juillet 2013

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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) July 1, 2013, p. 15

Şahin Alpay

In a rally of his party on June 22, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: “The same game is now being played over Brazil. (suite…)

Social media a boon to world’s middle class 1 juillet 2013

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The Washington Times Weekly (USA) July 1st, 2013, p. 23

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Mass protests in Brazil and halfway around the world in Turkey are the latest manifestations of the coming of age of a politically aware global middle class that, armed with little more than Twitter and Facebook (suite…)

Takin’ It To the Streets 30 juin 2013

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The New York Times (USA) Sunday, June 30, 2013, p. SR 11

By Thomas L. Friedman

The former C.I.A. analyst Paul R. Pillar asked this question in a recent essay in The National Interest: Why are we seeing so many popular street revolts in democracies? Speaking specifically of Turkey and Brazil (suite…)

The new face of global protest 28 juin 2013

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The Guardian Weekly (UK) 28 June-4 July 2013, p. 1

Peter Beaumont (Observer)

Myriad demonstrations from Istanbul to Rio. Fuelled by anger and distrust of political elite. The demonstrations in Brazil began after a small rise in bus fares triggered mass protests. Within days this had become a nationwide movement whose concerns had spread far beyond fares (suite…)

Comparison of mass protests in Brazil and Turkey 19 juin 2013

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Associated Press (USA) Wed, June 19, 2013

By Karl Ritter

Large-scale protests have engulfed Turkey and Brazil, which are thousands of miles apart, but share some traits such as being new democracies with a growing middle class. (suite…)

The Mediterranean Region in a Multipolar World: Evolving Relations with Russia, China, India, and Brazil 19 février 2013

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Mediterranean Paper Series (German Marshall Fund of the United States) Feb. 2013

Vladimir Bakhtin, Arlene Clemesha, Li Guofu, Daniela Huber, P.R. Kumaraswamy

With the United State’s unipolar moment waning, the global power structure is changing. Nowhere is this felt more acutely than in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). (suite…)

The political waning of America: Unconvincing 26 mai 2012

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The Economist (UK) no. 950,

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Brazil and Turkey, once reliable backers of America’s geostrategic goals, conspicuously went their own way in 2010 when they sought to broker a deal with Iran over its nuclear programme, even as America pushed for new sanctions. (suite…)

US missed chance for Iran nuclear deal, Turkey says 13 avril 2012

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The Miami Herald (USA) April 13, 2012

By Roy Gutman, Istanbul

The United States missed an opportunity to ease concerns about Iran’s nuclear program nearly two years ago when it rejected a carefully negotiated deal that would have allowed Western powers to provide Iran uranium for its nuclear reactors, interviews and new research suggest. (suite…)

Brazil, Turkey emerge as new powers 4 avril 2012

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The Miami Herald (USA) Wednesday, 04.04.12

By Henri J. Barkey and Johanna Mendelson *
 
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff arrives in Washington on Monday. Her meeting with President Obama is a reminder of how much international relations have changed during the last decade. (suite…)

Acturca Journal Watch January 2011 31 janvier 2011

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Acturca Journal and Periodical Review, January 2011

Compiled by Ozan Yigitkeskin

Acturca Journal Watch monitors leading scholarly journals for articles of particular interest to scholars of diplomacy, foreign relations, and international history on Turkey. It is updated monthly. (suite…)

Acturca Journal Watch July 2010 31 juillet 2010

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Acturca Journal and Periodical Review, July 2010

Compiled by Ozan Yiğitkeskin

Acturca Journal Watch monitors leading scholarly journals for articles of particular interest to scholars of diplomacy, foreign relations, and international history on Turkey. It is updated monthly. (suite…)

We’re giving diplomacy a chance 27 mai 2010

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International Herald Tribune, May 27, 2010, p. 6

By Ahmet Davutoglu and Celso Amorim *

The international community, including Turkey and Brazil, is in staunch opposition to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. We are also dedicated to achieving a world without nuclear weapons. In the case of the Iranian nuclear program, we firmly believe that a process of result-oriented negotiation is needed to avoid a slide toward conflict. (suite…)