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…)
Water becomes a weapon in Iraq war 2 juillet 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient.Tags: conflicts, Iraq, water
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The Guardian (UK) July 2, 2014, p. 23
John Vidal
All sides in conflict use crucial resource tactically. Control of Haditha dam could paralyse country. (suite…)
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Preliminary Reflections on Turkey’s Policy 6 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: conflicts, Crimea, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Şaban Kardaş
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, June 06, 2014
Saban Kardas *
Turkey realizes that the Russia-Ukraine crisis has to be dealt with through the involvement of the major powers, and it is acting accordingly. Turkey has warned against the “domino effects” of the Crimean crisis, reflecting its deep fears that the crisis might inflame other frozen conflicts in the region. (suite…)
Turkish Stakes in the Ukraine Crisis 6 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Black Sea, conflicts, Ian Lesser, NATO, Syria, Tatars, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Ukraine
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, May 06, 2014
Ian Lesser *
Over the longer-term, a more competitive and conflict-prone relationship between Russia and the West will test the foundations of recent Turkish foreign policy. (suite…)
From Both Sides of the Aegean: Expulsion and Exchange of Populations, Turkey-Greece: 1922-1924 21 mars 2014
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, History / Histoire, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Bruce Clark, conflicts, documentary, forced population exchange, Greece, Maria Iliou, movie review, Ottoman Empire
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The New York Times (USA) Friday, March 21, 2014, p. C 14
Movies, Performing Arts/Weekend ~ Movie Review
By Miriam Bale
The full title of the new documentary by Maria Iliou, « From Both Sides of the Aegean: Expulsion and Exchange of Populations, Turkey-Greece: 1922-1924, » is quite a mouthful. (suite…)
Can New Energy Supplies Bring Peace? 11 mars 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Brenda Shaffer, conflicts, Cyprus, diplomacy, Eastern Mediterranean, Israël, natural gas, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) March 11, 2014
Mediterranean Policy Program ~ Eastern Mediterranean Energy Project
Brenda Shaffer *
The discovery of significant reserves of natural gas offshore Israel in 2009 and 2010 and rather smaller volumes of natural gas offshore Cyprus in 2011 has sparked interest in their potential to contribute to regional cooperation and peace. (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…)
Is it 1914 all over again? 5 janvier 2014
Posted by Acturca in Books / Livres, History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Austro-Hungarian Empire, China, conflicts, Germany, Margaret MacMillan, War, World War I
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Independent on Sunday (UK) Sunday, January 5, 2014, p. 24
Ian Johnston
We are in danger of repeating the mistakes that started the Great War, says a leading historian. Ian Johnston reports (suite…)
Turkish president: Syria becoming Afghanistan in the Med 4 novembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Abdullah Gül, conflicts, interview, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria
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The Guardian (UK) Monday, November 4, 2013, p. 1-2-16
Simon Tisdall
The Syrian nation is dying as an indifferent world looks on, and the territory it occupies risks becoming « Afghanistan on the shores of the Mediterranean », the Turkish president, Abdullah Gul, has said. (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…)
Turkey, Europe and the Syrian Crisis: What Went Wrong? 13 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: conflicts, EU, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Middle East, Nathalie Tocci, Russia, Syria, Turkey, UN, UN Security Council, USA
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No.8, 13 September 2013, 3 p.
by Nathalie Tocci *
Syria should have united, not torn, Turkey and Europe apart. It should have led both sides to work together, and through closer foreign policy coordination, possibly rebuild part of that long-lost trust that is badly needed to re-launch the broader EU-Turkey agenda. (suite…)
Russia and Turkey in conflict (mis)management in the Caucasus 7 juin 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Pavel K. Baev, conflicts, Peace Research Institute Oslo, PRIO Policy Brief
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PRIO Policy Brief (Peace Research Institute Oslo) 06 | 2013
Pavel K. Baev *
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the disconnected region, which includes the Russian North Caucasus and three newly-independent states of the South Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia), has seen more violent conflicts than any other post-Soviet region. (suite…)
Turkey has to reboot its Syria strategy 17 mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: conflicts, foreign policy, Hugh Pope, International Crisis Group, Syria, Turkey
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Daily Star (Lebanon) 17 May 2013 Français
Hugh Pope *
For much of the late 2000s, Turkey hoped that a booming economy, the prestige of combative Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a burst of regional admiration for its successful mix of Muslim governance and democracy would reap it a harvest of Middle Eastern influence and profit. (suite…)
Turkey strains as refugee burden grows 16 mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: conflicts, Middle East, refugees, Syria, Turkey
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The Washington Post (USA) 16 May 2013, p. A1-A11
By Kevin Sullivan, Yayladagi, Turkey
Government seeks more aid, urges wealthy nations to take in desperate Syrians. Facing one of the world’s largest refugee crises in decades, Turkish officials are urgently appealing for international financial assistance and calling on wealthy nations (suite…)
Kurdish Peace Process Remains on Track 10 mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Amberin Zaman, conflicts, Iran, Kurds, Middle East, PKK, Syria, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkey
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, May 10, 2013
Amberin Zaman *
If all goes to plan, over 29 years of violence in Turkey between government forces and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has cost over 40,000 lives, will soon come to a close. (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…)
Turkey’s Second Kurdish Opening: Light at the End of the Tunnel or Another Failed Attempt? 12 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: conflicts, Ilter Turan, Kurds, Middle East, PKK, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkey
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, April 12, 2013
Ilter Turan *
Following a rebellion in 1925, Turkish became the exclusive language of the Turkish educational system and the bureaucracy; organizing to express ethnicity in a political way was banned. (suite…)
A Turkish Perspective on Security Issues in the Mediterranean 10 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: conflicts, Cyprus, GPoT Center, Greece, Mediterranean, Middle East, Turkey, Şadi Ergüvenç
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GPoT Policy Brief (GPoT Center) No. 36, April 2013, 8 p.
by Şadi Ergüvenç *
The Mediterranean is where the atmosphere of mutual distrust, fear and polarization prevail. Arab-Israeli dispute and Turkish-Greek differences over the Aegean and Cyprus impede efforts for developing mutual confidence and co-operation. (suite…)
Turkey’s Negotiations with the PKK: Contents, Dynamics, Risks, and Possible Outcomes 28 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Abdullah Öcalan, AKP, conflicts, Gökhan Bacik, Kurds, PKK, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkey
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, March 28, 2013
By Gökhan Bacik *
The government’s recent direct talks with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the call by Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the PKK, for the PKK’s withdrawal from Turkey are a turning point in the history of Turkey’s Kurdish problem. (suite…)
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