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ISIS: AMBITIONS AND CONSTRAINS

ISIS: AMBITIONS AND CONSTRAINS

upa-admin Kasım 22, 2015 1

Since its inception, news of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS/Daesh) has splashed across the world’s media. The nascent entity emerged suddenly and expanded quickly. Its brutality has commanded widespread attention and generated

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THE MIDDLE EAST: RISING AND FALLING STARS

THE MIDDLE EAST: RISING AND FALLING STARS

upa-admin Ekim 29, 2015 2

In 2011, Turkey was seen as an unstoppable regional power and a rising star led by its Justice and Development Party (AKP). But the arrival of the Arab Spring heralded a deep change in

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WHAT THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTORS HAVE SAID ON TURKEY’S ATTACKS TOWARDS PKK?

WHAT THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACTORS HAVE SAID ON TURKEY’S ATTACKS TOWARDS PKK?

upa-admin Ağustos 31, 2015 0

The Turkish government launched a peace process with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in 2012 to put an end to the armed campaign by the Kurdish group aimed at gaining autonomy. The process created

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ERBIL OBSERVATIONS

ERBIL OBSERVATIONS

upa-admin Temmuz 30, 2015 0

I attended to an educational fair of Turkish and Turkish Cypriot universities in the capital city of Kurdistan Regional Government, Erbil, between 26-28 July 2015 to represent Girne American University (GAU). In addition to

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MIDDLE EAST POLICY OF THE U.S.: TRIUMPH OF DECEIT

MIDDLE EAST POLICY OF THE U.S.: TRIUMPH OF DECEIT

upa-admin Temmuz 21, 2015 0

The Near and the Middle East have always been a priority in the world strategy of the U.S. For Washington, this region is not just a geography endowed with oil and gas reserves but

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THE ARAB SPRING AND THE RISE OF NON-STATE ACTORS

THE ARAB SPRING AND THE RISE OF NON-STATE ACTORS

upa-admin Haziran 14, 2015 1

It the past four years, Arabs have been living in endless Sisyphean ordeal, an unexpected nightmare after rising for what they called “the Arab Spring”. A very similar scenario was cloned in most of

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DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ SUNUM: “ISIS TERRORISM FROM A POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE”

DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ SUNUM: “ISIS TERRORISM FROM A POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE”

upa-admin Nisan 22, 2015 0

Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Genel Koordinatörü ve Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi (GAÜ) Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü Başkanı Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci, 22 Nisan 2015 tarihinde Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi’nde düzenlenen “ISIS Terrorism from

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WILL MOSCOW GIVE UP SUPPORTING ASSAD?

WILL MOSCOW GIVE UP SUPPORTING ASSAD?

upa-admin Mart 20, 2015 0

Apparently, Riyadh’s Middle East policy is undergoing certain changes. According to some U.S. media outlets, the government of Saudi Arabia has allegedly offered Russia to cut the oil production – something to lead inevitably

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BOKO HARAM’S ALLEGIANCE TO ISIS

BOKO HARAM’S ALLEGIANCE TO ISIS

upa-admin Mart 17, 2015 0

On Saturday the 7th of March 2015, Boko Haram pledges allegiance to the Islamic State and about a week later  IS responds by confirming Boko Haram’s allegiance. In an ironic way, this look like

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INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL BINYON

INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL BINYON

upa-admin Aralık 31, 2014 0

The year 2014 is ending. Many events took place, but some of them were crucial for the global politics. UPA writer Hacı Mehmet BOYRAZ spoke to Michael Binyon, British journalist-writer and foreign correspondent of The

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