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Tags: AKP, Dimitar Bechev, ISPI, Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, Meliha Altunisik, Murat Somer, Mustafa Kutlay, Paolo Magri, Valeria Talbot
Report (Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale – ISPI) March 5, 2015
Edited by Valeria Talbot
After a turbulent year both on the domestic and regional levels and on the eve of crucial parliamentary elections, it seems that Turkey’s ‘success story’ has waned. The Justice and Development Party (AKP), led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has been the main actor of this success story. The ‘AKP era’ has witnessed profound transformations in Turkey’s politics, society and economy. (suite…)
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.
Tags: Dimitar Bechev, European Policy Centre, foreign policy, policy brief, South Stream, Turkish Stream
Policy Brief (European Policy Centre) 13 February 2015
Dimitar Bechev *
Russia and Turkey have, over the past two decades, developed a very constructive relationship across a wide variety of policy areas. Imperial rivals during much of the Cold War, both countries have since then found common interests in matters of energy, trade and even defence. (suite…)
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.
Tags: Dimitar Bechev, gas pipeline, Gazprom, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, South Stream, TANAP, Vladimir Putin
Al Jazeera (Qatar) December 2, 2014
Dimitar Bechev *
Hard-nosed pragmatism continues to govern relations between Russia and Turkey. (suite…)
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
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…)
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.
Tags: AKP, Dimitar Bechev, ECFR, European Council on Foreign Relations, foreign policy, Kurds, Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Policy Brief (The European Council on Foreign Relations) ECFR/108, July 2014, 8 p.
by Dimitar Bechev *
Turkey is sliding back on its democratisation path. During the conservative Justice and Development Party’s third term in power, majoritarianism has triumphed over a drive to broaden pluralism and entrench the rule of law. (suite…)
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Tags: Cyprus, Dimitar Bechev, Global Turkey in Europe, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Turkey, Turkey-EU
GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 3, July 2012, 2 p.
Dimitar Bechev *
Ties between the EU and Turkey have hit such lows over the past few years that even marginal improvements now almost carry a whiff of a breakthrough. As Cyprus takes up the EU Council presidency we are, rather paradoxically, on an upward trajectory. (suite…)
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.
Tags: AKP, Dimitar Bechev, Fethullah Gülen, foreign policy, Middle East, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU, USA
openDemocracy (UK) 18 March 2012
Dimitar Bechev
Turkey’s international profile and domestic politics have long been oriented towards the European Union. Now, both the Arab awakening and the internal momentum of AKP rule are pushing Ankara closer to the United States, says Dimitar Bechev. (suite…)
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Acturca Journal and Periodical Review, January 2012
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…)
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Acturca Journal and Periodical Review, December 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…)
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.
Tags: AKP, Atila Eralp, Ayşe Kadıoğlu, Dimitar Bechev, European Council on Foreign Relations, Hakan Altınay, Ibrahim Kalin, Ivan Krastev, Mustafa Akyol, Orhan Miroğlu, Osman Baydemir, Soli Özel, Suat Kınıklıoğlu, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU, Zerrin Torun, Şahin Alpay
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR/35) June 2011
Edited by Dimitar Bechev
“What does Turkey think?” is a collection of nine essays by Turkish experts and political figures from different backgrounds – Islamists, secularists, Kurds and liberals. The essays examine how questions of identity, democratisation and Ankara’s evolving foreign policy are seen from within the new Turkey. (suite…)
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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…)