Regional implications of PKK’s truce with Turkey 23 Mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Iran, Iraq, Kurds, Middle East, Othman Ali, PKK, Syria, Turkey
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) 23 May 2013, p. 14
by Othman Ali *
If the current truce between Turkey and the PKK holds or ends in a peace treaty, it has the potential to seriously weaken the Iraqi government’s resolve to assert its power vis-à-vis the Kurdistan Regional Government and the peace process may further strain the relationship between Baghdad and Arbil. (suite…)
Turkey and the Dream of Ottoman Revival 20 Mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet Davutoglu, foreign policy, Middle East, Ottoman Empire, Turkey
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The Wall Street Journal Asia (USA) May 20, 2013, p. 11
By Hillel Fradkin & Lewis Libby *
The Middle East isn’t returning to an era of Ottoman-enforced peace and stability—no matter how badly Ankara wants it. (suite…)
Turkey oil deal signals end of post-Ottoman empire order 20 Mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Iraq, Kurdistan Regional Government, Middle East, oil, Ottoman Empire, Turkey
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Financial Times (UK) Monday, May 20, 2013, p. 2
By David Gardner in London
Confirmation that Turkey plans to buy into the oil and gas wealth of the self-governing Kurdish region of northern Iraq has led to warnings – most stridently from the US – that Ankara is gambling with the break-up of Iraq. (suite…)
Syria’s Uprising: sectarianism, regionalisation, and state order in the Levant 18 Mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Arab Spring, Fride, Hivos, Iran, Iraq, Israël, Middle East, Steven Heydemann, Syria, Turkey, USA
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Working Paper (Fride & Hivos) n° 119, May 2013, 21 p.
By Steven Heydemann *
As the Syrian revolution enters its third year, the risks to regional stability are escalating. Violence has spilled over all of Syria’s borders. The conflict has elevated sectarian tensions in Lebanon, threatening the 1990 Taif settlement that ended 15 years of civil war. (suite…)
Needed: A Turkish-American Plan for Syria 16 Mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: bilateral relations, Eric Edelman, foreign policy, Middle East, Morton Abramowitz, Syria, Turkey, USA
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The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) 16 May 2013, p. 14
By Morton Abramowitz and Eric Edelman *
When U.S. President Barack Obama hosts Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House today, their talks about Syria will have a fresh urgency. (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…)
Turkey’s big game 15 Mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey
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Financial Times (UK)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013, p. 6
By striking a framework deal for buying oil stakes from the regional authorities of Iraq’s Kurdish north, Turkey has lifted the veil on a grand economic strategy to match its rapprochement with the hitherto separatist Kurdistan Workers party (PKK). (suite…)
Turkey as a regional foreign policy actor 13 Mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Marc Pierini, Middle East, Turkey, Turkey-EU
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Hurriyet Daily News (Turkey) Monday, May 13, 2013, p. 7
Marc Pierini *
In a few days, Turkey’s prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, will visit Washington, a significant step for the country which has NATO’s second largest conventional army. (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…)
Turkey’s Policy towards the Middle East and North Africa after the Arab Spring 2 Mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: foreign policy, IPLI, MENA, Mesut Özcan, Middle East, Syria, TEPAV, Turkey, Turkey Policy Brief Series
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Turkey Policy Brief Series (IPLI – TEPAV) 9th edition, 2013, 9 p. Français
by Mesut Özcan *
« Beginning at the end of 2010, the transformation of the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) has replaced the erstwhile political structures which were remnants of the Cold War era, with more representative administrations. (suite…)
Why Gulf states hold key to Turkey’s investment vision 2 Mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: economy, Gulf Cooperation Council, Gulf states, infrastructure, investment, Middle East, Turkey
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Financial Times (UK) Thursday, May 2, 2013, p. 13 Türkçe
By Georges Elhedery and Selim Kervanci
Ankara has few resources to fund its ambitionsbut help is at hand, write Georges Elhedery and Selim Kervanci (suite…)
The Syrian Civil War: A Military Strategic Assessment 2 Mai 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Can Kasapoglu, EDAM, F. Doruk Ergun, Middle East, Syria
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EDAM Discussion Paper Series, 2013/5, 2 May 2013, 22 p.
Can Kasapoğlu & F. Doruk Ergun *
This study was designed as an “introduction to the Syrian battleground”. The paper is planned to answer two main questions as follows: (1) What are the ongoing conflict’s major determinants; (2) and how can they shape possible trajectory and final outcome of this armed struggle that has been taking place right at Turkey’s doorstep. (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…)
Awaiting improvement in Israeli-Turkish ties 30 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Hay Eytan Cohen Yanarocak, Israël, Middle East, Turkey, USA
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International Herald Tribune (USA) Tuesday, April 30, 2013, p. 2
Letter from Europe
by Judy Dempsey, Berlin
After President Barack Obama’s visit to Jerusalem last month, there were high hopes in Washington and NATO for a turning point in relations between Israel and Turkey. (suite…)
Tempered Islamism 30 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Al-Qaeda, Islamism, James Jeffrey, Middle East, NATO, Soner Cagaptay, Syria, Turkey
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The Majalla (UK, UAE) Tuesday, 30 April, 2013 العربية
James Jeffrey & Soner Cagaptay *
Despite its Islamist government and increasingly religious rhetoric, history, geography and culture are combining to prevent Turkey Islamizing to the degree seen in other Arab countries. (suite…)
Energy in Turkey’s International Affairs and the Race for Southern Corridor 19 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: energy, Israël, Middle East, Taner Yildiz, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkey, Şaban Kardaş
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, April 19, 2013
Saban Kardas *
Energy issues are leaving an imprint on Turkey’s foreign policy agenda in surrounding regions. Energy Minister Taner Yildiz has been handling a heavy portfolio filled with projects that are by no means related to energy alone. (suite…)
Understanding Turkish-Israeli Rapproachement: Why Now, What Next? 16 avril 2013
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Can Kasapoglu, EDAM, Israël, Middle East, NATO, Syria, USA
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EDAM Discussion Paper, 04/2013, 15 April 2013, 15 p.
Can Kasapoglu *
President Obama’s recent visit to Israel was expected to be a very high profile one, but with modest actual outcomes. Many experts shared the view that Obama’s presence in White House has been a positive factor that may foster a rapprochement between Turkey and Israel (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 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…)
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