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A SLAP TO PEACE PROCESS IN CYPRUS

A SLAP TO PEACE PROCESS IN CYPRUS

upa-admin Mart 27, 2014 0

Former President of the Republic of TRNC, Mehmet Ali Talat, a respected social democratic politician in northern Cyprus, was attacked by far right extremists in southern Cyprus yesterday. Mr. Talat was present as a

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TURKISH-ISRAELI RAPPROCHEMENT?

TURKISH-ISRAELI RAPPROCHEMENT?

upa-admin Mart 25, 2014 0

Although Turkish-Israeli relations seem to have hit the bottom in the recent years[1] -especially after the “one minute”[2] and “low seat”[3] crises as well as the Mavi Marmara incident[4]-, in fact recent news in

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YRD. DOÇ. DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ KONFERANS

YRD. DOÇ. DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ KONFERANS

upa-admin Mart 3, 2014 0

Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi (GAÜ) Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi bölümü Başkanı ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Genel Koordinatörü Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci, 3 Mart 2014 tarihinde Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi’nde düzenlenen bir konferansa katıldı

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EVENTS IN UKRAINE SYMBOLIZE THE ULTIMATE VICTORY OF THE WEST

EVENTS IN UKRAINE SYMBOLIZE THE ULTIMATE VICTORY OF THE WEST

upa-admin Mart 2, 2014 0

Never mind the successful perception management efforts in the media; what has been happening in Ukraine symbolizes the ultimate victory of the West (USA), not Russia. Russia geopolitically lost what it has already got

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A TOY TO PLAY WITH: NORTH CYPRUS

A TOY TO PLAY WITH: NORTH CYPRUS

upa-admin Şubat 3, 2014 0

Since 1974 -The Peace Operation of Turkey- significant interventions of any kind was oppressed by Turkey on the Turkish Cypriot authority. This is more than a speculative commentary, it is rather an empirical fact.

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EU-TURKEY RELATIONS IN 2014: GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START?

EU-TURKEY RELATIONS IN 2014: GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START?

upa-admin Ocak 1, 2014 9

The most optimistic scenarios foresaw that Turkey could become an EU member around the year 2014 if Turkey’s domestic reforms were ambitious enough and the EU would have had a clear political will to

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50 YEARS OF EU-TURKEY RELATIONS: TALK THE TALK AND WALK THE WALK

50 YEARS OF EU-TURKEY RELATIONS: TALK THE TALK AND WALK THE WALK

upa-admin Eylül 12, 2013 0

12th September 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the Ankara Agreement, signed in 1963 in Ankara, hence its name. The agreement established an association between Turkey and the then European Economic Community (EEC) signaling

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CYPRUS DISPUTE IN TERMS OF ENERGY POLITICS

CYPRUS DISPUTE IN TERMS OF ENERGY POLITICS

upa-admin Temmuz 31, 2013 0

There is no denying that “energy politics” has become a significant part of the regional and global economy as well as geopolitics and international relations in the last decades. While energy policy is about the

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RELIABILITY AND RECOGNITION OF TURKISH CYPRIOT POLITICS & POLITICIANS

RELIABILITY AND RECOGNITION OF TURKISH CYPRIOT POLITICS & POLITICIANS

upa-admin Temmuz 30, 2013 0

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION  “Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.”[1] Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, as a micro-state, has many advantages and disadvantages.

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