Turkey and the U.S.: The Longest Two Years of the Relations 25 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: bilateral relations, Egypt, Iraq, Kılıç Buğra Kanat, SETA, Syria
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Analysis (SETA) June 2015, No. 16
SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research
Kilic Bugra Kanat
This paper explores the ups and downs of Turkish-American relations since 2003 and seeks to explain why these last two years have brought serious strain on the Ankara-Washington relationship. (suite…)
A new Turkish government has to tackle several priorities 18 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Carl Bildt, Cyprus, foreign policy, parliamentary elections, PKK, Syria
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The Daily Star (Lebanon) June 18, 2015, p. 7 Deutsch Español Français
Carl Bildt *
The next administration could play a key role in a series of peace processes. Turkey is moving into unchartered political territory, following the failure of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) to retain its parliamentary majority in the country’s recent general election. (suite…)
Turkey’s election: A milestone in the history of Turkish politics 18 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, CHP, HDP, Iran, ISIS, Kurds, MHP, parliamentary elections, Syria
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Jerusalem Post (Israel) June 18, 2015, p. 13
By Delovan Barwari
Turkish politics has entered a new era. The outcome of the Turkish elections on June 7 was a milestone in the history of Turkish politics as the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) entered the parliament for the first time, exceeding the 10 percent threshold with 13.12% of the votes. (suite…)
What Turkey’s elections say about the Turkish people 18 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Egypt, Gulf Cooperation Council, Mohammad Hassan Al Harbi, Muslim Brotherhood, parliamentary elections, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria
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Gulf News (UAE) 17 June 2015, p. A3
By Mohammad Hassan Al Harbi *, Special to Gulf News
The nation’s priorities continue to be the same despite a change in the ruling party’s fortunes as it remains a state of institutions. (suite…)
A coalition looks likely – but what kind of coalition? 9 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, foreign policy, HDP, parliamentary elections, Syria
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The Independent (UK) 9 June 2015, p. 22
Patrick Cockburn
A coalition will be less able to launch incursions into Syria. The outcome of the Turkish election affects two pivotal issues facing the government in Ankara: its degree of involvement in the Syrian civil war and its relationship with Kurds, both in Turkey and Syria. (suite…)
Syrian Refugees in Turkey: The Long Road Ahead 30 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet İçduygu, Migration Policy Institute, refugees, Syria, Transatlantic Council on Migration
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Report (Transatlantic Council on Migration) April 2015
Migration Policy Institute (MPI)
By Ahmet İçduygu *
Turkey now hosts the world’s largest community of Syrians displaced by the ongoing conflict in their country. According to United Nations estimates, Turkey’s Syrian refugee population was more than 1.7 million as of mid-March 2015 (suite…)
Turkey’s Syrian Refugees: Toward integration 30 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Kadir Üstün, Kılıç Buğra Kanat, refugees, SETA, Syria
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Report (SETA) April 28, 2015
SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research
Kadir Üstün & Kılıç Buğra Kanat
In this report, we provide an overview of the situation of refugees in Turkey and the difficulties that Turkey is facing in handling such a major crisis alongside of its Southern border. (suite…)
Inventing the ‘timeless’ Sunni-Shiite conflict 19 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Religion, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: conflict, Iran, Iraq, Nick Danforth, Shiite, Sunni, Syria, Yemen
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The Washington Post Sunday (USA) April 19, 2015, p. B5
By Nick Danforth *
Historian Nick Danforth says extremists have spun a self-fulfilling prophecy. (suite…)
Turkey supports Saudi mission in Yemen, says Iran must withdraw 27 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, France, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Daesh, interview, Iran, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen
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France 24, 27/03/2015 Français Türkçe
by Marc Perelman
In an interview with France 24 on Thursday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey supports the Saudi-led mission to rout Shiite rebels from Yemen and criticised Iran’s regional ambitions in both Yemen and Iraq. (suite…)
A myth of bad borders 22 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in France, History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: border, Iraq, ISIS, Ottoman Empire, Sean McMeekin, soft power, Sykes-Picot Agreement, Syria, World War I
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Los Angeles Times (USA) Sunday, March 22, 2015, p. 18
By Sean McMeekin *
Control of territory in the Middle East comes through force, as Islamic State reminds us. With a massive invasion by U.S. ground troops ruled out — for now — the debate in Washington over what to do about Islamic State militants has shifted into the realm of diplomacy and “soft power.” (suite…)
Turkey as a humanitarian actor: the critical cases of Somalia and Syria 17 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: humanitarian assistance, NOREF, Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre, Pinar Tank, Somalia, Syria
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NOREF Report (Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre) March 2015
By Pinar Tank *
The rise of new powers has made its mark on the fields of humanitarianism, mediation and peacebuilding. As an aspiring middle power, Turkey has undertaken a growing engagement with the humanitarian field over the past decade, introducing new methodologies and practices. (suite…)
Fragile or Favored? Prospects for Turkey’s Economy in 2015 16 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Bipartisan Policy Center, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria
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Report (Bipartisan Policy Center) March 2015
National Security Program
Turkey is often touted as an economic success story. One impressive statistic, commonly cited by its government, is that Turkey has managed to triple its per capita gross domestic product (GDP), a measure of economic performance, in the last 13 years. (suite…)
An EU-Turkey reset 15 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Albert Rohan, Emma Bonino, Martti Ahtisaari, Syria, Turkey’s EU accession process
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Arab News (S. Arabia) March 15, 2015, p. 10 Deutsch Español Français Türkçe
Martti Ahtisaari, Emma Bonino & Albert Rohan *
Later this year, Turkey will host the 2015 G-20 Leaders’ Summit, the 10th annual meeting of the G-20 heads of government. The country’s prominence on the world stage comes at an odd time, when it finds itself surrounded by a widening arc of instability. (suite…)
The U.S.-Turkey Partnership: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back 12 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Center for American Progress, Iraq, Max Hoffman, Michael Werz, Syria
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Issue Brief (Center for American Progress) March 12, 2015
By Michael Werz and Max Hoffman *
President Barack Obama made a large political investment in Turkey in 2009 for a series of compelling reasons, which he laid out in a speech to the Turkish parliament during his first overseas trip as president. (suite…)
Turkey’s Kurdish Path 5 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: HDP, Iraq, ISIS, Kobani, Kurdistan Regional Government, Kurds, PKK, PYD, Soner Cagaptay, Syria, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
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Policy Notes (The Washington Institute for Near East Policy) No.23, March 2015
Soner Cagaptay *
Arab Spring success stories have generally not been easy to come by. One, however, may be playing out in a regional non-Arab state, Turkey, where ties between the Turks and their adversary, the Kurds, have been improving. (suite…)
Erdogan envisions Turkish power center at his palace 26 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, foreign policy, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Turkish domestic policy
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The Washington Times (USA) Thursday, February 26, 2015, p. A1
By Jacob Resneck, Istanbul, Special to The Washington Times
Domestic strife hinders help for U.S. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has a vision for a “new Turkey” where he would preside over the country and build a regional military, political and cultural powerhouse from his sprawling new $600 million presidential palace in the capital of Ankara. (suite…)
The liberation of Kobani and its repercussions 4 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Iraq, ISIL, Kobani, Kurdistan Regional Government, Kurds, PKK, Syria, YPG
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) February 04, 2015, p. 11
Dogu Ergil
Kurdish fighters have liberated the Syrian town of Kobani, located at the border between Turkey and Syria. After an intense 134-day-long battle with Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters, they earned a hard-won victory. (suite…)
Turkey and Iran: Preserving a lucrative partnership 29 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, bilateral relations, foreign policy, Iran, ISIS, nuclear, Syria, Ziya Meral
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Gulf Analysis (European Council on Foreign Relations) December 2014, pp. 16-19
Post-Nuclear: The future for Iran in its neighbourhood (Fatima Ayub)
Ziya Meral *
Turkey and Iran have once again found themselves facing parallel challenges in the form of the group that calls itself Islamic State (here ISIS) and its implications for both countries’ security policies as well as interests in Syria and Iraq. (suite…)
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Between Appeasement and Rivalry: Turkey and Russia and their Neighborhoods 7 Mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Adam Balcer, foreign policy, GTE Commentary, Syria
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 22, May 2015 , 3 p.
Adam Balcer *
Contrary to common knowledge, Turkey does not refrain from challenging Russia in its neighborhood. A substantial difference exists between Turkey’s policy towards Russia in the Black Sea region and in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. (suite…)