Lumini ex orient: Solution to Turkey’s problems?

07 Şubat 2013

Bu yazı 07.02.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s statement about the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has become a trending topic in Turkey over the last two weeks. In response to a question on Turkey’s accession negotiations with the EU, he said, “When things go wrong…

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Change is unavoidable in Israel

31 Ocak 2013

Bu yazı 31.01.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The results of the Israeli parliamentary elections held on Jan. 22, 2013, signal important policy outcomes for the future of Israeli politics and foreign policy. The demand for change in Israel comes from the middle classes that have recently become a force to…

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The twisted road for Obama’s legacy

24 Ocak 2013

Bu yazı 24.01.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Barack Obama’s second term in the White House officially started with his oath taking and inaugural speech on Jan. 21, one day later than normal as the usual date of Jan. 20 fell on a Sunday. With so much unfinished business and…

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Turkey’s endless search for power

17 Ocak 2013

Bu yazı 17.01.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The idea of power has been the most hotly debated concept in the literature of international relations. In its societal context, it means the ability to influence or change the behavior of others in a desired direction. In its purest realist form…

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From a vision to pipe-dream: Turkey’s EU connection

10 Ocak 2013

Bu yazı 10.01.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The EU entered 2013 with several convoluted economic and social problems, exacerbated by the 2008 financial crisis. The long-discussed multi-speed Europe is now being fully realized. U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron triggered the latest discussions in earnest with his proposal to renegotiate Britain’s position…

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