Turkey to Vote on Syria Policy 1 octobre 2014
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Policy Analysis (The Washington Institute for Near East Policy) N° 2317, Oct 1, 2014
Soner Cagaptay *
Turkey has thus far avoided overt participation in the international airstrikes against ISIS, reflecting its continued vulnerability to the group and its complex policy priorities in neighboring Syria. (suite…)
The EU-Turkey Energy Relations After the 2014 Ukraine Crisis. Enhancing The Partnership in a Rapidly Changing Environment 17 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: EU Energy Security, EU-Turkey Energy Relations, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Iraq, Israël, Kurdish regional government, Nota di Lavoro, Simone Tagliapietra, Southern gas corridor, TANAP, Ukraine
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Nota di Lavoro (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei) 75.2014
Simone Tagliapietra *
Over the last two decades energy has emerged as an increasingly important component of the overall EU-Turkey relations. In particular, the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) and its flagship project, Nabucco, soon became the pivotal element of the EU-Turkey energy relations. After years of strong cooperation, the failure of Nabucco and the emergence of TANAP have ultimately outlined (suite…)
The Kurds: new perspectives? 14 août 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ben Smith, House of Commons, Iran, Iraq, Kurdish regional government, Kurds, oil, PKK, Syria
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House of Commons (UK) Standard notes SN06708, 14 August 2013
Ben Smith
The Arab uprisings and, in particular, the Syrian conflict have thrown most assumptions about the region and its borders into doubt, with relevance to the stateless Kurdish people. (suite…)
Turkey’s Kurdish Gamble 16 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: energy, EU, Iraq, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Kurdish regional government, Middle East, Nathalie Tocci, Syria, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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IAI Working Papers (Istituto Affari Internazionali) 13/10, April 2013, 8 p.
by Nathalie Tocci *
Turkish policies are currently bolstering the Kurdish Regional Government’s drift towards independence, a prospect thought unthinkable in Ankara only a few years ago. (suite…)
Erdogan’s Kurdish gambit 14 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Iraq, Kurdish regional government, Kurds, Middle East, PKK, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sinan Ülgen, Turkey
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Gulf Times (Qatar) April 14, 2013, p. 32 Deutsch Español Français
Sinan Ülgen *, Istanbul
Conflict in the Middle East threatens not only the security of many of its states, but also their continued existence. (suite…)
Turkey’s Iraq Challenge 12 février 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Hasan Kanbolat, Iraq, Kurdish regional government, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkey
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, February 12, 2013, 4 p.
Hasan Kanbolat *
The problems between the Iraqi central government and Turkey are due to several factors: Ankara’s stance against Maliki’s bid for the post of prime minister after Iraq’s elections, Turkey’s protection and hosting of Hashimi, Turkey’s close relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), and the conflicting approaches of Turkey and Iraq regarding the situation in Syria. (suite…)
Kurdistan begins exporting oil directly abroad 10 janvier 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: export, Genel Energy, Iraq, Kurdish regional government, oil, pipeline
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Financial Times (UK) Thursday, January 10, 2013, p. 3
By Guy Chazan in London
Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan has begun exporting oil directly to international markets, in an important step towards asserting its economic independence from Baghdad. (suite…)
Economics and energy interests ease old cross-border tensions 10 décembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: economy, energy, Iraq, Kurdish regional government, Middle East, oil, Turkey
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Financial Times (UK) Monday, December 10, 2012, p. 4
FT Special Report: Kurdistan: Oil & Gas 2012
By Simeon Kerr in Erbil
Turkey. Secessionist worries remain but trade ties grow stronger, writes Simeon Kerr (suite…)
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