Turkey’s Elections: A Short-Lived Parliament Anyway? 9 juillet 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet K. Han, government, parliamentary elections, policy brief, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) July 9, 2015
Ahmet K. Han *
Following Turkey’s June 7 elections, there seems to be two alternative scenarios for Turkey. Either two or more of the parties will reach an understanding to form a coalition, or one of the parties will split and choose to be a coalition partner in some combination with the rest. (suite…)
Forming Turkey’s Next Government: What are the Implications for Polarization and Policies? 23 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Galip Dalay, GMF, policy brief, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) June 23, 2015
Galip Dalay *
Political identities and proximity on significant policy issues will be decisive in the formation of Turkey’s next government. But this process takes place in a highly polarized context, a perilous feature of Turkey’s politics in recent years. (suite…)
Turkey’s Hot Summer 18 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Emre Erdoğan, parliamentary elections, policy brief, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) June 18, 2015
Emre Erdogan *
Results of the June 7 general elections opened a new chapter for the AKParty and Turkey in general. The performance and ambitions of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkey’s struggling economy are both widely thought to be behind the votes. (suite…)
Reading the Tea Leaves of the Turkish Election 2 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, HDP, parliamentary elections, policy brief, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Soli Özel, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) June 2, 2015
Soli Özel *
For the first time in the AKParty’s long reign, the opposition is challenging the ruling party on the basis of existing economic conditions. (suite…)
Reading the 2015 Turkish Parliamentary Elections: Useful Terms for Analysis 1 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Özgehan Şenyuva, parliamentary elections, policy brief, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) May 29, 2015
Özgehan Şenyuva *
The June 2015 Turkish Parliament (Grand National Assembly) election may be one of the most important elections in recent Turkish political history. (suite…)
The Indispensable Partner? Turkey in the Evolving Triangulation with the United States and Europe 1 juin 2015
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Emiliano Alessandri, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, TTIP
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) May 29, 2015
Emiliano Alessandri *
Turkey remains an indispensable partner of the United States and the EU in a strategically relevant region. (suite…)
Why an EU-Turkey Customs Union Upgrade is Good for Turkey 31 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Kemal Kirişci, Sinan Ekim, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, TTIP
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) May 29, 2015
Kemal Kirisci & Sinan Ekim *
There is growing recognition in Turkish academic, bureaucratic, and business circles that Turkey cannot afford to remain outside emerging trading regimes. (suite…)
Turkey’s June 7, 2015, Election Campaign Brings Changes 5 mai 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, CHP, elections, HDP, Ilter Turan, MHP, parliamentary elections, policy brief, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) May 5, 2015
Ilter Turan *
The governing AKParty, which has added to its share of the vote in each succeeding election since it first achieved power in 2002, is expected to experience a decline in the June 2015 parliamentary elections. (suite…)
Kurdish Peace Process: From Optimism to Uncertainty and What’s Next? 14 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: AKP, Galip Dalay, HDP, peace process, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) April 14, 2015
Galip Dalay *
Turkey and Kurdish politicians are too far committed to the Kurdish peace process to easily backtrack on it. Strategic calculations account for the continuation of the process on both sides. (suite…)
Reinvigorating Turkey’s Transatlantic Enthusiasm Through TTIP 1 avril 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Alison O. Patch, Joshua W. Walker, policy brief, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) April 1, 2015
Joshua W. Walker & Alison O. Patch *
Western leaders must carefully consider new ways and means for including an increasingly distant Turkey into a transatlantic framework. (suite…)
Turkey’s New Missiles of October: Defense Modernization or Political Statement? 12 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet K. Han, Can Kasapoglu, China, défense, NATO, policy brief, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) March 12, 2015
Ahmet K. Han & Can Kasapoğlu *
Ankara is giving mixed signals regarding the award of an upcoming missile defense system. Will it be awarded to a defense contractor in a NATO ally country, as has traditionally been the case, or will it be awarded to a Chinese company? (suite…)
Gas Discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean: Implications for Regional Maritime Security 11 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Eric V. Thompson, Israël, Lebanon, policy brief, Sarah Vogler, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Policy Brief (German Marshall Fund of the United States) March 2015
Foreign and Security Policy Program ~ Eastern Mediterranean Energy Project
by Sarah Vogler and Eric V. Thompson *
Offshore gas discoveries in the eastern Mediterranean could have a profound impact on the region’s energy, economic, and geopolitical future. (suite…)
Turkey and the Western Alliance: Uncomfortable Partnership 27 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: foreign policy, Ilter Turan, NATO, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, February 26, 2015
Ilter Turan *
Relations between Turkey and its partners in the Atlantic Community are not what they used to be. The shifts in Turkish foreign policy emanate from three sources: the altered policy environment after the end of the Cold War, the ideological proclivities of the AKParty government, and the rhetoric that has characterized the pronouncements of Turkey’s leadership. (suite…)
Erdoğan’s Final Countdown to Absolute Power? 19 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Ahmet Davutoglu, AKP, Emre Erdoğan, presidentialism, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, February 19, 2015
by Emre Erdoğan *
Apart from still acting as a party leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan is also acting as an executive president, which is in contradiction with Turkey’s parliamentary system. (suite…)
EU-Turkey Visa Liberalization and Overcoming the “Fear of Turks”: The Security and Economic Dimensions 13 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Kemal Kirişci, Sinan Ekim, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Visa Liberalization
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, February 13, 2015
By Kemal Kirisci & Sinan Ekim *
Ultimately, the decision to liberalize visas for Turkish nationals is supposed to be merit-based. However, there are concerns that the decision might become politicized. (suite…)
Time for Realism: The Need to Refocus Turkish-Western Cooperation 28 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Emiliano Alessandri, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, January 28, 2015
Emiliano Alessandri *
While failures in areas ranging from democratization to foreign policy have taken place in Turkey, over the same period the European Union nearly collapsed and the Middle East plunged into chaos. (suite…)
Six Months Away Yet So Near: The Forthcoming Elections in Turkey 21 janvier 2015
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie.Tags: corruption, elections, Ilter Turan, Kurds, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, January 21, 2015
Ilter Turan *
Turkey’s upcoming elections promise to be critical on several counts, among which three stand out. First is the Kurdish problem. (suite…)
Turkey’s Visa Free Travel Process with the EU: Trap or Gift? 20 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Diba Nigar Göksel, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Visa liberalisation, visa-free travel
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, December 19, 2014
Diba Nigar Göksel *
The prospect of Turkish citizens traveling to the EU without a visa in a few years stands out as one of the only viable short-term goals to mobilize around in Turkey’s EU integration track. (suite…)
In Search of an Anchor for Rights and Liberties: The Return of Secular and Center-Left Voters to Turkey’s EU Vocation? 3 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: AKP, Özgehan Şenyuva, EU membership, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Turkey’s EU accession process
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, December 03, 2014
Özgehan Şenyuva *
More Turks are now saying they support their country being part of the EU than at any time since 2006. Center-left voters who are discouraged by the ruling party’s policies make up a large percentage of these supporters. (suite…)
Center Right, Conservatism, Islamism, and Turkey’s European Vocation 24 novembre 2014
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, November 24, 2014
Galip Dalay *
Turkey’s conservatism is primarily composed of two strands: center-right and Islamic conservatism. (suite…)
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