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COULD TURKISH ELECTIONS BE POSTPONED?
Introduction Türkiye (Turkey) as a nation has been suffering since 6 February 2023, when two devastating earthquakes hit the country’s southeastern cities. Centered in Kahramanmaraş, the disasters demolished 10 Turkish cities including Kahramanmaraş, Hatay
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MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE KILLED IN MAJOR EARTHQUAKES IN TÜRKİYE AND SYRIA
On February 6, 2023, in the very early morning, around 04:17 by the local time, a terrible earthquake hit southeast Türkiye (Turkey) and northwest Syria. Called as 2023 Gaziantep-Kahramanmaraş earthquakes by the Turkish media
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COUNTRIES HAVING SECULARISM AS A CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE
Introduction There is no questioning that countries implementing secularism and providing an equal approach to people from all religions or non-religious people have more chance to become democratic. There is no doubt that almost
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(DE)GLOBALIZATION AND THE ASIANIZATION OF THE WORLD ECONOMY
The COVID-19 pandemic came at a time of diminishing role of the U.S. from the international scene, re-emergence of China as a global power, strengthening Asia-Pacific region, heightened protectionism, weakening international cooperation, rising discontent from
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REVIVING AN ANCIENT ROUTE: THE ROLE OF THE BAKU-TBILISI-KARS RAILWAY
Though the initial idea about the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway project was raised in the early 1990s, it was not taken seriously due to regional instability and economic difficulties. However, with the realization of the
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SINO-AMERICAN NORMALIZATION
Introduction Since Sino-American relations seem to have entered into a tense new period in recent years due to growing Chinese enthusiasm in political and economic leadership in the world politics, it might be a
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JAPAN-US MILITARY-POLITICAL ALLIANCE: FROM ‘NUCLEAR UMBRELLA’ TO ‘ALLIANCE OF HOPE’
It is no secret that Japan is a nation that exerts significant influence upon the geopolitical and geo-economic processes around the world and the vast Asia-Pacific region in particular. The posture of the U.S.
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HONG KONG
Summary: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China is a region on the southern coast of China geographically enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea. It is associated
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2014 JAPANESE ELECTIONS BY DR. MASAMICHI IWASAKA
According to the research by Japanese newspaper Asahi (online version) on 11 December, the coalition government of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito probably can maintain two thirds of the lower house (317/475 seats)
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END OF GEOPOLITICAL MIRACLE: SECURITY IN ASIA AND ABE’S “ACTIVE PACIFISM” POLICY
Asia-Pacific is one of the most active geopolitical spaces in the world, with several powerful nations located in this geography where the U.S. has enjoyed traditional influence over the region. At present, a security
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