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Turkey and the European Union Processes of Europeanization
Turkey and the European Union: Processes of Europeanization

Almost eight years on from the start of accession negotiations, the view of Turkey-European Union (EU) relations is...

Monday, July 1, 2013

Turkey s European Future Behind the Scenes of America s
Turkey’s European Future: Behind the Scenes of America’s Influence on EU-Turkey Relations

TURKEY’S EUROPEAN FUTURE tackles the question of how the United States (US) has influenced relations between the European...

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Arab Reactions to Turkey s Regional Reengagement
Arab Reactions to Turkey’s Regional Reengagement

During the first years of its tenure in office, as the AK Party focused on consolidating its position domestically,...

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

EU-Turkey Relations in the Context of the Middle East after
EU-Turkey Relations in the Context of the Middle East after the Arab Spring*

This paper discusses EU-Turkey relations with a specific reference to regional developments in the Middle East after the...

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Turkish-Azerbaijani Energy Relations Significant Leverage in the Implementation of the
Turkish-Azerbaijani Energy Relations: Significant Leverage in the Implementation of the Foreign Policy Interests of Both Countries

Modern international relations are a reflection of the successful coordination of various factors, including close...

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Palestine After the Arab Spring
Palestine After the Arab Spring

Many expected the Arab uprisings to strengthen official and popular Arab support for Palestinian self-determination, and,...

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Obama s Missed Opportunity to Pivot Away from the Middle
Obama’s Missed Opportunity to Pivot Away from the Middle East

Washington’s Middle East policy is a shambles. The region’s turmoil fundamentally stems from the George W. Bush...

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Nuclear Deterrence Missile Systems and the Security of Turkey in
Nuclear Deterrence, Missile Systems and the Security of Turkey in the “New” Middle East

This article explores Turkey’s changing regional security and Ankara’s pursuit of a missile defense shield. We assess...

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

The Relation between Identity and Security A Comparative Study on
The Relation between Identity and Security: A Comparative Study on Kosovo and Macedonia

As a concept, identity and security are deeply intertwined on many different levels. The relationship between identity and...

Friday, January 1, 2016

Economic Relations between Turkey and Germany
Economic Relations between Turkey and Germany

This paper examines the economic relations between Turkey and Germany, Turkey’s number one trade partner for over a...

Friday, January 1, 2016

Turkish-American Relations 1800-1952 Between the Stars Stripes and the Crescent
Turkish-American Relations, 1800-1952: Between the Stars, Stripes and the Crescent

Since the end of World War II, good relations between Turkey and the U.S. have been thought to be a de facto situation,...

Saturday, July 1, 2017


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