Turkey and Georgia: Zero-Problems? 19 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Caucasus, Diba Nigar Göksel, EU, foreign policy, Georgia, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkey
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, June 19, 2013, 8 p.
Diba Nigar Göksel *
Over the past decade, relations between Turkey and Georgia have flourished on the political, economic, and geostrategic fronts. Nevertheless, underlying frictions have surfaced in the past year when Georgian parliamentary election campaigns highlighted Turko-skepticism among segments of the Georgian society. (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…)
The Turkey, Russia, Iran Nexus: Driving Forces and Strategies 20 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Andrew C. Kuchins, Bülent Aliriza, Caucasus, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Central Asia, Eastern Mediterranean, Iran, Jon B. Alterman, Russia, Stephen Flanagan, Turkey
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Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) March 20, 2013
Abbreviated Edition
By Stephen Flanagan, Bulent Aliriza, Jon B. Alterman, Andrew C. Kuchins
This report presents the key findings of an 18-month CSIS project to assess the forces and interests shaping relations among Turkey, Russia, and Iran (suite…)
Natural gas as the game-changer: implications for, and actions from, Turkey 25 janvier 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Caucasus, China, energy, gas, Mehmet Ögütçü, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, USA
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) 24 January 2013, p. 14
by Mehmet Öğütçü *
Over the past 20 years we have gone through a series of fundamental “game-changing” developments in almost every domain of our lives, be it in economy, geopolitics, security, technology or values. (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…)
Turkey at the Crossroads 14 janvier 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Caucasus, Central Asia, energy, Energy Policy, EU, Iran, Russia, Tahir Bhutta, Turkey
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The Financial Daily (Pakistan) Tuesday, January 14, 2013, p. 4
Tahir Bhutta, Air Commodore (Retd)
Energy security has assumed a pivotal role in the economic and energy security agendas of the European Union and the USA. Europe’s gas imports which account for 60% of its total energy requirements, nearly half of this is imported from Russia. (suite…)
Russia to Close Radar Station in Azerbaijan 12 décembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Gabala, Middle East, radar station, Russia
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The New York Times (USA) Wednesday, December 12, 2012, p. A15
By David M. Herszenhorn, Moscow
The Russian government said Tuesday that it would shut down operations at a major radar station in Gabala, Azerbaijan, that can detect missile launchings throughout the Middle East, after failing to reach an agreement on a new lease with the Azeri government. (suite…)
The Peculiarities of Turkey’s Foreign Policy towards the Post-Soviet States 25 novembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Belarus, Caucasus, Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies, Central Asia, foreign policy, NATO, ORSAM, Russia, South Caucasus, Turarbekova Roza Maratovna, Turkey, Ukraine
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ORSAM Report (ORSAM) No: 135, November 2012, 20 p
The Black Sea International Report No: 27
Turarbekova Roza Maratovna *
The article examines the main directions of Turkey’s foreign policy in the Post-Soviet area. It presents the comparative analysis of Turkey’s relations both with the CIS states separately (Russia in particular) and with the regions in general (the South Caucasus and Central Asia as an example). (suite…)
The Turkey, Russia, Iran Nexus: Political & Security Dimensions 28 septembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Black Sea, Caucasus, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Central Asia, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, USA
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Moscow Workshop Report (CSIS) Sep 28, 2012
By Stephen Flanagan
CSIS and the Institute of Oriental Studies (IVRAN) of the Russian Academy of Sciences co-organized an expert workshop at IVRAN in Moscow on June 18-19, 2012 that explored the evolving political and security interests and concerns of Turkey, Russia, Iran, and the United States in the Eastern Mediterranean, Central Asia, and the Caucasus/Black Sea regions. (suite…)
Iran, Turkey and Azerbaijan: Heading Towards a Regional Crisis? 28 septembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Iran, Konrad Zasztowt, Middle East, Syria, The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Turkey
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PISM Policy Papers, No. 35, September 2012, 9 p.
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
Konrad Zasztowt *
The Middle Eastern map of political alliances, affiliations and animosities is being constantly redrawn, but certain elements endure. The revolutionary turmoil in the region, now on full display in Syria, together with mounting tensions over issues such as Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability, are the most pertinent issues that are bringing to the fore the deep, structural differences inherent in the Turkish-Iranian-Azerbaijani triangle. (suite…)
Turkey Sees Opportunity in Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline Project 11 septembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, Caucasus, gas pipeline, TANAP, Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline project, Turkey, Vladimir Socor
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Eurasia Daily Monitor (The Jamestown Foundation) Vol. 9, Issue 164, Sept 11
Vladimir Socor
The Azerbaijani-Turkish Trans-Anatolia gas pipeline project (TANAP) for Caspian gas to Europe seems set to grow in scope and strategic ambitions. The line is planned to run from the Georgia-Turkey border to the Turkey–European Union border. (suite…)
Turkey and Greater Azerbaijan: A Card to Play? 24 juillet 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caucasus, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Iran, Nadir Devlet, Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkey
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, July 24, 2012, 3 p.
Nadir Devlet *
Beyond a growing commercial relationship, Turkey is trying simultaneously to promote broad-based cultural cooperation that draws Turkic peoples in Azerbaijan and other South Caucasus nations closer. (suite…)
Cautious partners Turkey, Russia to talk ties, rivalries 17 juillet 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Caucasus, energy, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey
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Reuters (UK) July 17, 2012
By Thomas Grove, Moscow
A gleaming skyscraper rises from the ultra-modern financial centre in the heart of Moscow, dwarfing cathedral cuppolas and bombastic Stalinist highrises, a symbol of how far Turkish business has come in the former Cold War rival. (suite…)
An Audit of Power: Turkey’s Leverage in the Post Soviet Space 18 juin 2012
Posted by Acturca in Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Adam Balcer, Azerbaijan, Black Sea, Black Sea Discussion Paper Series, Caucasus, Central Asia, demosEUROPA – Centre for European Strategy, EDAM, energy, foreign policy, Georgia, Russia, South Caucasus, Turkey, USSR
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Black Sea Discussion Paper Series (EDAM) 2012/3, 15 p.
Adam Balcer *
Tectonic shifts in the balance of power between the key players in the post-Soviet area will take place within the next decades. (suite…)
Turkey, Russia at odds over Middle East, Caucasus 3 juin 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Caucasus, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey
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Foreign Policy Journal (USA) June 3, 2012
by Alakbar Raufoglu *
Turkey’s relations with Russia have traditionally been characterized by cooperation and competition, as both sides navigate a complex regional and international environment with overlapping economic and political interests—and larger geopolitical questions. (suite…)
« Sunni » Turkey and the containment policy failure 27 avril 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Adel Al Toraifi, AKP, Caucasus, foreign policy, Iran, Middle East, Syria, Turgut Özal, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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Asharq Alawsat (UK) Friday, April 27, 2012
By Adel Al Toraifi *
When the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Tehran in May 2010, to offer support for the Brazilian project regarding the Iranian nuclear file, the conservative press in Iran described Erdogan as an example of wise leadership in the region. (suite…)
Azerbaijan-Israel: Firm alliance? (1) 18 avril 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caucasus, diplomacy, Iran, Israël, military cooperation, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, USA
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) Wednesday, 18 April 2012, p. 10
Zaur Shiriyev
Conspiracy theories about Israeli-Azerbaijan arms deals are abound, each new one spawning the next. One immediate effect of this is that Azerbaijan’s strategic partnership with Tel-Aviv has become more costly; the relationship has always carried concerns about the potential impact on bilateral relations with Turkey, as well as with other Muslim countries. (suite…)
Iran War Threat Rattles Nerves in Caucasus 13 avril 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Georgia, Iran, Israël, Nagorno-Karabakh, Russia, Russia / Russie, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie
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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…)
The Foreign Policy of Azerbaijan and Georgia 29 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Russia / Russie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Caucasus Analytical Digest, foreign policy, George Khelashvili, Georgia, Kornely Kakachia, Lili Di Puppo, Rashad Shirinov, Russia, Russia / Russie, USA
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Caucasus Analytical Digest, No. 37, 29 March 2012, 16 p.
Special Editor: Lili Di Puppo
This issue of the Caucasus Analytical Digest examines the foreign policies of Azerbaijan and Georgia. (suite…)
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