Turkey’s Rojava Dilemma

Mar 21, 2015 / Bekir Halhallı, PhD Candidate, Sakarya University & Comenius University / Foreign Policy, Political Analysis 1

Turkey’s Rojava Dilemma Abstract The case of Syrian Kurds has generally been very complicated both for Turkish foreign policy and for the other Kurdish people...

The Winning Christian ‘Cards’ in AKP’s Foreign Policy

Jun 08, 2015 / Joe Hammoura, Senior Researcher, Middle East Institute for Research and Strategic Studies (MEIRSS) / Foreign Policy 0

The Winning Christian ‘Cards’ in AKP’s Foreign Policy Abstract Middle Eastern Christians suffered from repeated oppression movements, which threatened their very existence in the past...

Three Main Blocks For a Political Solution to the Syrian Crisis

Aug 01, 2015 / Ozan Arar, MSc Graduate in Political Economy of Europe, LSE, UK / Foreign Policy, Political Analysis 0

Three Main Blocks For a Political Solution to the Syrian Crisis Abstract The Syrian crisis is often referred as a “proxy war” implying that domestic...

Prospects for a Visa-Free Turkey for EU Citizens

Aug 05, 2015 / Deniz Servantie, Junior Researcher, Economic Development Foundation (IKV) / Foreign Policy 0

Prospects for a Visa-Free Turkey for EU Citizens Abstract The visa issue remains an important obstacle in the path towards full accession to the EU...

NATO’s Cyber Security Policy: The Historical Process and Critical Junctures

Dec 16, 2015 / H. Mehmet Boyraz, Head of Academic Council, Platform of Students in the Centre for Strategic Research / Foreign Policy, Political Analysis 0

*Source: DoD/D.Myles Cullen © NATO’s Cyber Security Policy: The Historical Process and Critical Junctures Abstract During the cold war, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)...

Turkey’s Geopolitical Dilemma: Dogma of ‘In the Middle’

Dec 17, 2015 / Umut Can Adısönmez, MSc., Lund University / Foreign Policy, Political Analysis 0

*Source: Carlos Delgado © Turkey’s Geopolitical Dilemma: Dogma of ‘In the Middle’ Abstract Many manoeuvres made within interior and foreign affairs axes throughout Turkey’s political history...

Bringing the War Home: Paris Carnage as Islamic State’s 9/11

Jan 16, 2016 / Ebru Öztürk, Ph.D. Candidate, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris / Foreign Policy, Political Analysis 0

*Source: AFP / Georges Gobet © Bringing the War Home:[1] Paris Carnage as Islamic State’s 9/11 Abstract The terrorist attacks between 7th and 9th of...

The Route of Syria and Turkmens

Oct 14, 2012 / Emre Kartal, Yıldırım Beyazıt University / Foreign Policy, Political Analysis 2

The full version of this article is published in Turkish. Indicative Abstract The recent events in Syria are a revolt, which is comprised of the...

What is Turkey Doing in Africa? African Opening in Turkish Foreign Policy

Apr 30, 2015 / Dr. Elem Eyrice Tepeciklioğlu, International Relations Department, Yaşar University, İzmir / Foreign Policy 0

What is Turkey Doing in Africa? African Opening in Turkish Foreign Policy Abstract Africa comes first among the most neglected regions of the Turkish foreign...

Turkey’s EU bid: Losing Friends and Trouble Ahead

Mar 27, 2014 / Gerben K. Wedekind / Foreign Policy, Political Analysis 1

Turkey’s EU bid: Losing Friends and Trouble Ahead Introduction: the European Parliament’s 2013 Resolution on Turkey On March 12th, the European Parliament (EP) adopted its...