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Framing Türkiye s Cosmopolitan Relations with the Western Balkans

Framing Türkiye’s Cosmopolitan Relations with the Western Balkans

Articles

This paper aims to divert from the conventional understanding of diplomacy and foreign policy, which is conditioned by postmodern realities. These...

Turkish Foreign Policy in the Face of Regional and Global

Turkish Foreign Policy in the Face of Regional and Global Challenges

Articles

This article essentially posits that Türkiye took advantage of the deepening competition between global powers under the Justice and Development...

Turks Vote in Favor of Continuing the Erdoğan Era

Turks Vote in Favor of Continuing the Erdoğan Era

Commentaries

The political landscape in Türkiye has changed since the 2010s, setting the stage for the elections in 2023. The Nation Alliance and the People's...

Potential Alternatives in the Changing World Order

Potential Alternatives in the Changing World Order

Review Article

Discussions on monopolar and multipolar world order started after the Cold War. World order may generally categorize global norms that support...

A Comparative Analysis of Turkish Foreign Policy on the Azerbaijan-Armenia

A Comparative Analysis of Turkish Foreign Policy on the Azerbaijan-Armenia Conflicts (1988-2020)

Articles

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the relative stability that prevailed in the Caucasus region during the Cold War period dissolved into...

Western Perception and Media Coverage of Türkiye s Elections

Western Perception and Media Coverage of Türkiye’s Elections

Commentaries

Media coverage of the recent elections in Türkiye, especially in the first round, has proven the profound distortion of image and misperception in...

Western Perception and Media Coverage of Türkiye s Elections

Western Perception and Media Coverage of Türkiye’s Elections

Commentaries

Media coverage of the recent elections in Türkiye, especially in the first round, has proven the profound distortion of image and misperception in...

NATO s Enlargement Policy and Türkiye s Position A Key

NATO’s Enlargement Policy and Türkiye’s Position: A Key NATO Ally

Commentaries

NATO’s enlargement policy indicates the admission of new members with full membership status within the framework of mutual mandates and...

NATO s Enlargement Policy and Türkiye s Position A Key

NATO’s Enlargement Policy and Türkiye’s Position: A Key NATO Ally

Commentaries

NATO’s enlargement policy indicates the admission of new members with full membership status within the framework of mutual mandates and...

Is a New Opening Possible in Türkiye-EU Relations

Is a New Opening Possible in Türkiye-EU Relations?

Commentaries

Türkiye’s positive relations with the European Union (EU) in the early 2000s and its enthusiasm for the membership process started to weaken after...

Is a New Opening Possible in Türkiye-EU Relations

Is a New Opening Possible in Türkiye-EU Relations?

Commentaries

Türkiye’s positive relations with the European Union (EU) in the early 2000s and its enthusiasm for the membership process started to weaken after...

Is a New Opening Possible in Türkiye-EU Relations

Is a New Opening Possible in Türkiye-EU Relations?

Commentaries

Türkiye’s positive relations with the European Union (EU) in the early 2000s and its enthusiasm for the membership process started to weaken after...

Russia s 2022 War against Ukraine and the Foreign Policy

Russia’s 2022 War against Ukraine and the Foreign Policy Reaction of the EU: Context, Diplomacy, and Law

Book Reviews

The most interesting aspect of the book is that it was published a short time after the start of the war in February 2022. This is a normal case...

Everyday Boundaries Borders and Post-Conflict Societies

Everyday Boundaries, Borders, and Post-Conflict Societies

Book Reviews

Throughout the book, Summa demonstrates a healthy contrarian streak. She tries to make a less ‘statist’ and territorialized analysis....

Endless EU Facilitated - Mediated Dialogue Between Kosovo and Serbia

Endless EU Facilitated - Mediated Dialogue Between Kosovo and Serbia

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The dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia facilitated and mediated by the EU and strong U.S. support is a critical part of sustainable peace,...

Endless EU Facilitated - Mediated Dialogue Between Kosovo and Serbia

Endless EU Facilitated - Mediated Dialogue Between Kosovo and Serbia

Articles

The dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia facilitated and mediated by the EU and strong U.S. support is a critical part of sustainable peace,...

Israel s COVID-19 Diplomacy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Europe

Israel’s COVID-19 Diplomacy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Europe

Articles

Israel’s aid initiatives have historically been facilitated through the Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV). However, the...

Key Issues in Turkish Politics Before the 2023 Elections

Key Issues in Turkish Politics Before the 2023 Elections

Articles

In 2023, Türkiye will celebrate the centennial of the establishment of the republic and will also hold a crucial election. The 2023 elections are...

Governmental System Discussions Ahead of the 2023 Elections Why the

Governmental System Discussions Ahead of the 2023 Elections: Why the Nation Alliance’s Proposal for Semi-Presidentialism is not a Viable Option

Articles

Ahead of the 2023 elections, one of the top items on Türkiye’s political agenda will relate to the different systems of government that various...

Promised Lands The British and the Ottoman Middle East

Promised Lands: The British and the Ottoman Middle East

Book Reviews

Promised Land is an exhaustive work that focuses on the often neglected early British encounter in the Middle East. Though the vast amount of...

Imperial Resilience The Great War s End Ottoman Longevity and

Imperial Resilience: The Great War’s End, Ottoman Longevity, and Incidental Nations

Book Reviews

One of the ultimate matters the book makes the reader reconsider is that one cannot think of the Anatolian independence struggle independently of...

EU-Turkey Relations A New Direction for EU Foreign Policy

EU-Turkey Relations: A New Direction for EU Foreign Policy?

Book Reviews

This book, which analyzes the EU’s foreign policy between the years 2014-2019 and its relations with Türkiye, contains positive aspects as well as...

EU-Turkey Relations A New Direction for EU Foreign Policy

EU-Turkey Relations: A New Direction for EU Foreign Policy?

Book Reviews

This book, which analyzes the EU’s foreign policy between the years 2014-2019 and its relations with Türkiye, contains positive aspects as well as...

Insights into Türkiye s Technology Development Journey

Insights into Türkiye’s Technology Development Journey

Commentaries

Türkiye, an emerging economy, has been attempting to improve its socioeconomic strength through the promotion of research and development (R&D),...

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