Turkish Boots Will Remain on Turkish Ground. Why is Turkey Reluctant to « Do What it Takes » at Kobane? 4 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: commentary, foreign policy, GTE Commentary, ISIS, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Kobane, Kurds, Sinan Ekim, Syria
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 17, November 2014
by Sinan Ekim *
A Kurdish enclave along the Syrian-Turkish border since July 2012, Kobane now stands at the epicentre of the international struggle against the Islamic State (IS). (suite…)
Dealing with Turkey After Ukraine: Why the EU Should Let the Enlargement Approach Go 8 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Antoaneta Dimitrova, commentary, EU enlargement, GTE Commentary, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Ukraine
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 15, October 2014
by Antoaneta L. Dimitrova *
The events in Ukraine at the end of 2013 might be a sign that we have reached the end of the EU’s monopoly on transformative power. President Putin, but also other leaders of important EU neighbours are playing a different geopolitical game than the EU. (suite…)
Can the EU Clean Politics in Enlargement Countries? Turkey in Comparison 24 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Bulgaria, commentary, corruption, Dimitar Bechev, EU enlargement, GTE Commentary, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Romania
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 14, September 2014
by Dimitar Bechev *
The fight against corruption is yet another fine example of the mismatch between EU expectations and capabilities. On the one hand, many regard the Union as capable of overhauling bad habits in member states and, to an even greater degree, in countries that have embarked on the accession journey. (suite…)
Erdoğan, the Kurds, and Turkey’s Presidential Elections 31 juillet 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: commentary, GTE Commentary, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Kurds, Piotr Zalewski, presidential election, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No.13, July 2014, 3 p.
by Piotr Zalewski *
To judge by the year he has had, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s prime minister, has the kind of staying power other politicians can only dream of. (suite…)
Internet Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Turkey 25 juillet 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ben Wagner, commentary, freedom of expression, GTE Commentary, human rights, internet, Internet Freedom, Istituto Affari Internazionali, média, Twitter, YouTube
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 12, July 2014
by Ben Wagner *
The depressing reaction of the Turkish authorities to the Taksim and Gezi park protests bears strong authoritarian hallmarks and reflects the Turkish government’s fear of open displays of any form of dissent. (suite…)
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The Challenge of à la Turca Presidentialism in Turkey 5 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, commentary, Ersin Kalaycıoğlu, GTE Commentary, Istituto Affari Internazionali, presidential election, presidentialism, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish domestic policy
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 18, November 2014
by Ersin Kalaycioğlu *
What confronts Turkey is not a choice between presidential versus parliamentary democracy, but an electoral authoritarianism of à la Turca presidentialism versus some form of parliamentary democracy. (suite…)