Russian-Greek Relations: Moscow’s Pivot to Eastern Europe? 16 Mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Giorgio Cella, Greece, ISPI, Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale
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Analysis (ISPI) No. 285, May 2015
Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI)
Giorgio Cella *
The strategy of the Kremlin nowadays is set up on a framework that involves economic cooperation, mainly energy provisions through state-controlled giant Gazprom, and through the arms trade too, Russia being the second largest weapons exporter worldwide after the United States. (suite…)
Turkish Stream and its implications for the EU 14 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations, François Koch, Greece, policy brief, Turkish Stream
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European Policy Brief (EGMONT) No. 34, March 2015
Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations
By François Koch *
A first assessment is that this would not work”, EC Vice-President in charge of Energy Union Mr. Maros Sefcovic said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal at the World Economic Forum in Davos on the 22nd of January. (suite…)
Syriza-ANEL coalition’s challenging defense agenda 17 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: ANEL, Can Kasapoglu, defence, Greece, military spending, Syriza
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Jerusalem Post (Israel) Tuesday, February 17, 2015, p. 16
By Can Kasapoglu *
Syriza’s decision to form a coalition with the nationalist ANEL party could be the most important anchor of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to ensure domestic power consolidation and viable civil-military relations in Athens. (suite…)
Turkey, Greece to Tackle Energy Dispute 4 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Greece
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Voice of America News (USA) Thursday, December 4, 2014
Dorian Jones, Istanbul
Turkey’s prime minister is set to visit Greece on Friday as tensions swell among regional neighbors over energy deposits in the Mediterranean Sea. (suite…)
Roza sings the blues 5 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Art-Culture, History / Histoire, Istanbul, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Akisato Suzuki, documentary, Greece, Israël, London, music, rembetika, Roy Sher, Roza Eskenazi
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The Guardian – G2 (UK) Wednesday, November 5, 2014, p. 18
Laura Barton
In the eastern Mediterranean, energy alone cannot improve security relationships 2 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient.Tags: Allison Good, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, Greece, Israël, Jordan
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Jerusalem Post (Israel) Thursday, October 2, 2014, p. 16
By Allison Good *
Recent developments indicate that a new Eastern Mediterranean framework including Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Egypt is forming. (suite…)
Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean: promise or peril? 18 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Atlantic Council, Cyprus, David Koranyi, Eastern Mediterranean, Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations, Greece, Israël, Lebanon, Sami Andoura
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Egmont Paper (EGMONT) No. 65, May 2014
Egmont – Royal Institute for International Relations
By David Koranyi & Sami Andoura (Eds) *
The Egmont Institute and the Atlantic Council publish their Joint Report on « Energy in the Mediterranean: Promise or Peril ? », edited by Sami Andoura and David Koranyi. In order to address the different challenges and opportunities for energy cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and Levant (suite…)
Greece and the energy geopolitics of the Eastern Mediterranean 18 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, gas pipeline, geopolitics, Greece, Israël, LSE IDEAS, Theodoros Tsakiris
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LSE IDEAS – Strategic Updates, SU14.1., June 2014
London School of Economics and Political Science
Theodoros Tsakiris *
Energy cooperation that would alleviate EU gas dependence on Russian imports and (prospectively) Turkish transit could constitute such a core interest not only for Israel, Cyprus and Greece but for several leading EU member states with important interests in the Eastern Mediterranean, including Italy and more importantly France and Britain. (suite…)
Resolving the Cyprus conundrum 8 avril 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Cyprus, Dimitrios Triantaphyllou, Greece, Mustafa Aydın, NATO
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) April 8, 2014, p. 5
Mustafa Aydin & Dimitrios Triantaphyllou *
The former Turkish Cypriot leader, Mehmet Ali Talat, was attacked by a group of nationalist Greek Cypriots on March 26 while attending a meeting in Limassol on a solution of the Cyprus problem. This was a clear reminder of the difficulties ahead. (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…)
Shifting Sands Or Burning Bridges? The Evolution of Turkish-Israeli Relations after the Mavi Marmara Incident a nd the Strategic Energy Calculations of Greece & Cyprus 7 février 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Cyprus, ELIAMEP, Greece, Israël, Theodoros Tsakiris
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Policy Paper (ELIAMEP) No. 22, February 7th, 2014, 69 p.
Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)
by Dr. Theodoros Tsakiris *
The tectonic changes that have been shaping the Near East since the beginning of the Arab Spring in early 2011 have over shadowed the significance of the disintegration in Turkish-Israeli relations in the shaping of the new balance of power in the region and beyond it. (suite…)
Turkey and Eastern Mediterranean Hydrocarbons 31 octobre 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ayla Gürel, Cyprus, GPoT Center, Greece, hydrocarbons, Israël, Laura Le Cornu
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Global Political Trends Center (GPoT Center), October 2013, 50 pages
Ayla Gürel & Laura Le Cornu *
This paper examines Turkey’s energy relations in the Eastern Mediterranean and its impact on hydrocarbon developments. (suite…)
Turkey and the Southern Corridor after TAP’s Selection as the Main Export Route for Caspian Gas 18 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Energy / Energie, EU / UE, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, energy, Greece, Italy, Southern gas corridor, Trans Adriatic Pipeline, Turkey, Şaban Kardaş
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, July 18, 2013
Saban Kardas *
In late June, the consortium developing Azerbaijan’s offshore Shah Deniz natural gas reserves in the Caspian Sea chose the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline project (TAP) to transport Azerbaijani gas to European markets from the Turkish border onwards. (suite…)
Frontier Europe: Human Rights Abuses on Greece’s border with Turkey 9 juillet 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Immigration, Middle East / Moyen Orient, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Amnesty International, border, Greece, human rights, refugees, Turkey
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Amnesty International, EUR 25/008/2013 Türkçe ελληνικά
9 July 2013
Greece, on the frontier of the European Union (EU), has been a major entry point for migrants and refugees for the most part seeking to travel through to other EU countries. (suite…)
Greeks swap home woe for Turkish hope 30 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Istanbul, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Greece
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The National (UAE) April 30, 2013, p. 16
Thomas Seibert, Istanbul
Despite political tensions between the two countries, Turkey’s recent economic growth is a big temptation to Greeks who have lost jobs. (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…)
A New Business Model for Cyprus 27 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cyprus, EU, Greece, Javier Solana, Russia, Turkey
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) 27 March 2013, p. 17 Español Français
Javier Solana *
Madrid – Once again, Europe has peered into the abyss. But the tentative agreement between Cyprus and the troika (the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund, and the European Central Bank) probably means that the worst has been avoided. (suite…)
Cyprus: the Mouse That Roared 27 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Greece, Michael Clarke, Royal United Services Institute, RUSI, Turkey
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RUSI Analysis, 27 March 2013
By Professor Michael Clarke *
The eastern Mediterranean has been spring loaded for an international political crisis for many months now. Is the Cypriot Euro crisis the mouse that finally sets off the trap? (suite…)
The Cost of Frozen Conflict for Cyprus, Greece and Turkey 26 mars 2013
Posted by Acturca in South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: conflicts, Cyprus, Greece, Hugh Pope, International Crisis Group, Turkey
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) 26 March 2013, p. 14
Ekathimerini (Greece) 25 March 2013
Hugh Pope *
Last month, iron anti-riot shutters boarded up the street-side windows of the Grande Bretagne hotel ballroom in Athens as fine-suited patriarchs of Greek and Cypriot industry gathered for the annual Athens Energy Forum (suite…)
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