Turkey’s Crimean Dilemmas and Passivity 27 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Black Sea, Crimea, Crimean Tatars, foreign policy, Stephen Blank, Ukraine
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Turkey Analyst, Vol. 8, No. 4, 27 February 2015
Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Joint Center
By Stephen Blank *
Given the prominent role that Ankara aspires to have in regional and world affairs what does the Turkish passivity in relation to the developments in the Black Sea region, and specifically regarding the case of Crimea, say about those avowed aspirations? (suite…)
Analysis: Russia-Turkey-Gas 9 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: gas pipeline, Gazprom, South Stream, Turkish Stream, Ukraine
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Itar-Tass (Russia) Monday, February 9, 2015
Lyudmila Alexandrova, Moscow
Russian experts believe that the just-unveiled plan for laying a Turkish Stream gas pipeline is both timely and feasible. After 2019 there will be no other sound alternative for transiting Russian gas to Europe. (suite…)
Do buffer zones deter wars? 30 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: border, buffer zone, conflicts, no-fly zone, refugees, Syria, Ukraine
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USA Today, Monday, December 29, 2014, p. 7A
By Lionel Beehner *
Use in Syria or Ukraine would simply delay and not end the conflicts. The concept of the buffer zone is making a big comeback in international politics. (suite…)
Russian-Turkish Relations and the Realities in the Black Sea Region 15 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: bilateral relations, Black Sea, Eugene Kogan, Georgia, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, GFSIS, Ukraine
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Expert Opinion (GFSIS) No. 28, 2014, 13 p.
Georgian Foundation For Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS)
Eugene Kogan *
According to some Turkish analysts and commentators, Russian-Turkish relations are becoming a strategic partnership. (suite…)
Issues in Russia-Turkey Relations After Crimea 15 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Army, Black Sea, Crimea, Eurasia Daily Monitor, Maksym Bugriy, militar, military balance, The Jamestown Foundation, Ukraine
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Eurasia Daily Monitor (The Jamestown Foundation) Vol.11 Issue: 223, Dec 15, 2014
By Maksym Bugriy
On December 4, Major-General Oleksandr Rozmazninov, of Ukraine’s General Staff, reported a Russian deployment of the Iskander-M tactical missile system to Crimea. (suite…)
La Turquie et l’Ukraine : entre élargissement et voisinage 11 décembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey / Turquie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: élargissement, Bahadir Kaleagasi, CERI, conférence, Jacques Rupnik, politique européenne de voisinage, R. Engin Soysal, Riva Kastoryano, Ukraine
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Centre d’études et de recherches internationales (CERI)
Conférence du 11 décembre 2014
Dans le cadre du Groupe de Recherche sur la Turquie contemporaine au CERI. (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…)
Entre turbulences ukrainiennes et caucasiennes: quelles conséquences pour la Turquie en mer noire? 3 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Alexandre Toumarkine, Didier Billion, IRIS, Observatoire de la Turquie et de son environnement géopolitique, séminaire, Ukraine
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Observatoire de la Turquie et de son environnement géopolitique (IRIS) 3 septembre 2014
Autour de Alexandre Toumarkine, animé par Didier Billion *
L’Ukraine et le Caucase constituent actuellement un bon prisme pour repenser la politique étrangère turque, car cette dernière est éventuellement plus simple à analyser sur ces deux terrains que sur d’autres, notamment au Moyen‐Orient et en Afrique du Nord, où les positionnements de la diplomatie turque ont beaucoup surpris. (suite…)
Dances with the Bear: Turkey and Russia After Crimea 9 juillet 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Adam Balcer, Crimea, foreign policy, GTE Working Paper, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Ukraine, working paper
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GTE Working Paper (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 8, July 2014, 9 p.
by Adam Balcer *
The Turkish-Russian relationship is a complex set of economic, identity and geopolitical factors, and the recent increase in bilateral contacts has substantially decreased the possibility of open confrontation between Ankara and Moscow. However, this relationship cannot be called a strategic partnership, at least not in its present form. (suite…)
Turkey cited as part of emergent ‘wave’ of global protest 15 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Istanbul, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Brazil, CICIVUS, Civil Society, civil society organizations, protests, Ukraine
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Today’s Zaman (Turkey) June 15, 2014, Sunday, p. 9
Matthew Hamilton, Istanbul
The recently published 2014 State of Civil Society report by CICIVUS, a global alliance for civil society organizations (CSOs), characterizes Turkey as part of a global “second wave of dissent” that began in the past year. (suite…)
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Preliminary Reflections on Turkey’s Policy 6 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: conflicts, Crimea, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Şaban Kardaş
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, June 06, 2014
Saban Kardas *
Turkey realizes that the Russia-Ukraine crisis has to be dealt with through the involvement of the major powers, and it is acting accordingly. Turkey has warned against the “domino effects” of the Crimean crisis, reflecting its deep fears that the crisis might inflame other frozen conflicts in the region. (suite…)
Split Three Ways on Ukraine: Turkey in a Changing Regional Order 4 juin 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Crimea, Pinar Elman, PISM, The Polish Institute of International Affairs, Ukraine
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PISM Strategic File, No. 10 (46), June 2014
The Polish Institute of International Affairs
by Pinar Elman *
With its low-level involvement in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Ankara repeated its customary formula of refraining from disrupting relations with Moscow, but also sought to maximise the benefits from its position, in order to recover its declining power. (suite…)
‘Turkey waiting for Russia, West on Ukraine problem’ 12 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Crimea, Crimean Tatars, foreign policy, Gülnur Aybet, interview, Mustafa Abdulcemil Kırımoglu, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) May 12, 2014, p. 4
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
Turkey’s stance on the Ukraine crisis is based on Realpolitik, says an international studies expert, adding that there is a struggle between Russia as a regional power and the West. ‘Turkey has been good at keeping a low profile and letting Russia work out its differences with the West,’ says Professor Gülnur Aybet. (suite…)
Turkish Stakes in the Ukraine Crisis 6 mai 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Black Sea, conflicts, Ian Lesser, NATO, Syria, Tatars, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Ukraine
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, May 06, 2014
Ian Lesser *
Over the longer-term, a more competitive and conflict-prone relationship between Russia and the West will test the foundations of recent Turkish foreign policy. (suite…)
Comment le « sauvetage » de Chypre a ouvert la voie à la nouvelle guerre froide 20 mars 2014
Posted by Acturca in Economy / Economie, EU / UE, History / Histoire, Russia / Russie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Allemagne, Chypre, Crimée, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin
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La Tribune (France), no. 5393, jeudi 20 mars 2014, p. 26
Romaric Godin
Voici un an, les déposants chypriotes devaient renflouer leurs banques. Une décision prise pour sauvegarder les contribuables européens, mais qui a ouvert la voie à la confrontation avec Moscou. Vladimir Poutine doit encore s’en souvenir. (suite…)
Le jeu délicat de la Turquie autour de la Crimée 11 mars 2014
Posted by Acturca in Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Crimée, politique étrangère, Tatars, Ukraine
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La Croix (France) no. 39831, mardi 11 mars 2014, p. 6
Alexandre Billette, Istanbul, de notre correspondant
Les Tatars turcophones de Crimée représentent 12 % de la péninsule, contraignant Ankara à s’intéresser à la question. Le gouvernement turc aurait préféré jouer profil bas, coincé entre l’incontournable partenaire russe, fournisseur de gaz, et l’Otan dont le pays est membre. (suite…)
Turkey admits it may never join EU 22 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Egemen Bagis, EU membership, Ukraine
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The Sunday Telegraph (UK) September 22, 2013, p. 37
By Alex Spillius, Yalta
Turkey will probably never become a member of the European Union because of stiff opposition and « prejudiced » attitudes from current members, a senior Turkish minister admitted yesterday. (suite…)
The Peculiarities of Turkey’s Foreign Policy towards the Post-Soviet States 25 novembre 2012
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, Central Asia / Asie Centrale, Economy / Economie, Energy / Energie, Russia / Russie, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Belarus, Caucasus, Center for Middle Eastern Strategic Studies, Central Asia, foreign policy, NATO, ORSAM, Russia, South Caucasus, Turarbekova Roza Maratovna, Turkey, Ukraine
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ORSAM Report (ORSAM) No: 135, November 2012, 20 p
The Black Sea International Report No: 27
Turarbekova Roza Maratovna *
The article examines the main directions of Turkey’s foreign policy in the Post-Soviet area. It presents the comparative analysis of Turkey’s relations both with the CIS states separately (Russia in particular) and with the regions in general (the South Caucasus and Central Asia as an example). (suite…)
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Dealing with Turkey After Ukraine: Why the EU Should Let the Enlargement Approach Go 8 octobre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, Russia / Russie, Turkey-EU / Turquie-UE.Tags: Antoaneta Dimitrova, commentary, EU enlargement, GTE Commentary, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Ukraine
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GTE Commentary (Istituto Affari Internazionali) No. 15, October 2014
by Antoaneta L. Dimitrova *
The events in Ukraine at the end of 2013 might be a sign that we have reached the end of the EU’s monopoly on transformative power. President Putin, but also other leaders of important EU neighbours are playing a different geopolitical game than the EU. (suite…)