Turkey, Iran ties built on compromise 30 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: diplomacy, Iran, Safavid Empire
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The Daily Star (Lebanon) Friday, January 30, 2015, p. 7
Gareth Smyth *
A Turkish diplomat in Tehran once told me the ambassador’s residence had several centuries earlier been a dowry gift of a princess in a dynastic marriage linking the Ottomans and Safavids. (suite…)
France and Turkey in 100 percent cooperation: Envoy 19 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Charlie Hebdo, diplomacy, Laurent Bili
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) January 19, 2015 p. 4
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
Paris is entirely happy with the level of cooperation it is receiving from Ankara on intelligence-sharing regarding extremist plots, according to France’s envoy to Turkey. (suite…)
Turkey, EU Seek to Reset Relationship 9 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: diplomacy, Federica Mogherini, ISIS, South Stream, Syria
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) Tuesday, December 9, 2014, p. 5
By Emre Peker in Ankara, Turkey and Laurence Norman in Brussels
Top officials from Turkey and the European Union on Monday pledged to improve cooperation amid new challenges posed by Russia’s confrontation with the West and the rise of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, in part of a new push to mend a strained relationship. (suite…)
Turkey, U.S. ease strains on Islamic State but differences remain 24 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: diplomacy, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Joe Biden, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria
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Reuters World General News (UK) Monday, November 24, 2014
By Nick Tattersall and Dasha Afanasieva, Istanbul
No agreement on use of Turkish bases, air space. Both sides agree Assad needs to go, differ on how. Iran negotiations seen as a complicating factor. (suite…)
Parameters of Engagement and Turkey’s Limits in the Coalition Against ISIS 13 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: diplomacy, Hasan Selim Özertem, Mehmet Yegin, policy brief, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) November 13, 2014
Mehmet Yegin & Hasan Selim Ozertem *
Turkey’s role in a coalition against the Islamic State group has not yet been determined. This brief discusses the dynamics that really matter in the decision-making process regarding Turkey’s participation in coalitions (suite…)
Syria Conflict Strengthens Turkey-France Ties 10 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: bilateral relations, diplomacy, François Hollande, Kadri Gürsel, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria
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Voice of America News (USA) Monday, November 10, 2014
Dorian Jones, Istanbul
With Turkey facing growing criticism from many of its Western allies, there is one nation it is developing closer ties with – France. Until recently, the two countries had endured a frosty relationship, but they are finding common ground over Syria. (suite…)
France-Turkey: cooperation and rapprochement 5 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Beril Dedeoglu, bilateral relations, diplomacy, François Hollande, ISIL, ISIS, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) Wednesday, November 5, 2014, p. 11
Beril Dedeoğlu
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan traveled to Paris last week for an official visit, but Turkish media didn’t pay much attention to this diplomatic event. (suite…)
Turkey Found an Ally in the Syrian Issue 4 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: diplomacy, François Hollande, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sami Kohen, Syria
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BBC Monitoring European (UK) November 4, 2014 Türkçe
by Sami Kohen, Milliyet
It may appear strange at first sight, but the Syria issue, which is driving Turkey further away from the United States and the coalition countries, is bringing Turkey closer to France. (suite…)
Turkey-Egypt Relations: Incentives to Normalize 23 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, diplomacy, Egypt, GPoT Center, Omar Sheira, Turkey
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GPoT Policy Brief (GPoT Center) No. 40, September 2014, 14 p.
By Omar Sheira *
The 2011 Arab uprisings marked a turning point for Turkey’s foreign policy toward the Middle East. When the protests erupted in Egypt, former Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan became the first leader to voice support for former President Hosni Mubarak’s immediate resignation. (suite…)
Diplomacy and security after Crimea: The new world order 22 mars 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Crimea, diplomacy, Vladimir Putin
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The Economist (UK) no. 950
Saturday, March 22, 2014
The post-Soviet world order was far from perfect, but Vladimir Putin’s idea for replacing it is much worse (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…)
Charlemagne: Going cold on Turkey 18 janvier 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, France, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: diplomacy, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s EU accession process
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The Economist (UK) no. 950
Saturday, January 18, 2014
An internal power-struggle further dents Turkey’s hopes of joining the European Union. In another era, tanks might now be on the streets of Ankara and Istanbul. (suite…)
Roundup: Turkey, Iran gear up to boost bilateral ties 5 janvier 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, diplomacy, foreign policy, Iran, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Syria
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Xinhua – News Agency (China)
Sunday, January 5, 2014, Ankara
The exchange of high level visits between Turkey and Iran is expected to give further momentum on improving bilateral ties, with new joint-cabinet meeting being considered. (suite…)
From Rhetoric to Reality: Reframing U.S. Turkey Policy 24 octobre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: AKP, bilateral relations, Bipartisan Policy Center, diplomacy, domestic policy, Eric Edelman, foreign policy, Morton Abramowitz
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The Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) Turkey Initiative,October 2013, 66 p.
National Security Program ~ Foreign Policy Project
Ambassadors Morton I. Abramowitz and Eric S. Edelman, Co-Chairs
The Middle East remains a major foreign policy challenge for the United States, despite attempts to pivot away from it. A cooperative and strong Turkey could be an important partner in helping rebuild the Middle East. (suite…)
Analysis: Turkey’s ‘worthy solitude’ sidelines Erdogan in Middle East 18 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: diplomacy, Egypt, foreign policy, Ibrahim Kalin, Middle East, Muslim Brotherhood, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sinan Ülgen, Soner Cagaptay, Turkey
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Reuters (UK) September 18, 2013
By Nick Tattersall, Istanbul
Clinging to calls for military action in Syria and wedded to his backing for Egypt’s ousted Islamist president, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan cuts an increasingly lonely figure in a region whose future he still hopes to help shape. (suite…)
Portugal and Turkey: An Increasingly Substantive Relationship 14 janvier 2013
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: bilateral relations, diplomacy, foreign policy, Paulo Gorjão, Portugal, relations bilatérales, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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Turkey Policy Brief Series (IPLI – TEPAV) 7th edition, 2012, 5 p. Français
by Paulo Gorjão *
This policy brief argues that Portugal increasingly values its relationship with Turkey, and there was no reason to fear in Ankara that the change of government in Portugal, in June 2011, could trigger a change in the bilateral relationship. (suite…)
A diplomatic catastrophe 22 octobre 2012
Posted by Acturca in France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: conflicts, diplomacy, foreign policy, Iran, Middle East, Peter Hain, Syria, Turkey, UK, USA
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The Guardian (UK) Monday, October 22, 2012, p. 24
Peter Hain *
The only way forward for Syria is to broker a political settlement, in consultation with Russia and Iran. If Russia and Iran have been culpable, there has been a catastrophic failure of diplomacy by the west and its allies. (suite…)
Syrian intervention risks upsetting global order 2 juin 2012
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: diplomacy, Henry A. Kissinger, Middle East, Syria, USA
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The Washington Post (USA) June 2, 2012
By Henry A. Kissinger *
The Arab Spring is generally discussed in terms of the prospects for democracy. Equally significant is the increasing appeal — most recently in Syria — of outside intervention to bring about regime change, overturning prevalent notions of international order. (suite…)
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