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THREE PROBLEMS FACING EU: RISKS ARE GROWING
Given its potential and role in global geopolitical processes, the European Union is considered a “superpower”. Some members of the organizations are the world’s most developed countries. Four of the G7 states are members
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EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
Introduction Before I start with penning the topic of “European integration”, I would like to structure my essay in three categories. First category is the introduction part that sheds light on the basis and
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YRD. DOÇ. DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ BİLDİRİ: “CHARACTERISTICS OF FIRST-CLASS DEMOCRACIES: THE ROLE OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS”
Beykent Üniversitesi Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi (İngilizce) bölümü öğretim üyesi ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Genel Koordinatörü Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci, 10 Mayıs 2017 tarihinde Irak’ın Kürdistan Bölgesel Yönetimi’ne bağlı Erbil şehrinde
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LITHUANIA: A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE EU OR A CONTRIBUTED ONLY?
Introduction The Second World War was the most destructive war humankind has even seen. Europe was the most damaged continent of the war. After the war, the continent was devastated either economically or physically.
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EUROSCEPTICISM AND THE ‘RIGHT TURN’ IN EU COUNTRIES
Nobody will be surprised with the word “euroscepticism” in the European Union today as the word has organically entered the mass media and scientific literature. The number of eurosceptics grows, even entire political parties
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WILL THE LNG SAVE THE EUROPE?
As winter comes, the EU concerns about stability of gas supply amidst the Ukrainian crisis. That pushed EU to seek reliable sources to secure domestic gas supply. It is believed that LNG may protect
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A DEBATE WITHIN THE EU: CONSTITUTIONAL TREATY VS. LISBON TREATY
1. Historical background of the Constitutional Treaty and Lisbon Treaty After the big enlargement of the European Union in 2004,the structure of it was getting more complex. Because of this, the Constitutional Treaty signed
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WESTERN MULTICULTURALISM UPON CRISIS: NEW CHALLENGES AND DILEMMAS – II
Parity between crisis of multiculturalism and economic recession Ongoing economic recession in the world has its negative impact on the multiculturalism values of the West. Thus, citizens of those European countries suffering from profound
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WESTERN MULTICULTURALISM UPON CRISIS: NEW CHALLENGES AND DILEMMAS – I
Crisis is a phase in the life of every society. Growth and decline cannot be perpetual and thus, crisis and recession is characteristic in the transitional phase. Every crisis can logically produce two outcomes.
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EU-TURKEY RELATIONS AFTER GEZİ: ANOTHER HALT OR AN INCENTIVE TO REVIVE TURKEY’S MORIBUND ACCESSION PROCESS?
In my previous article I was to a certain extent optimistic over a positive breakthrough in EU-Turkey relations in 2013. However, the way Prime Minister Erdoğan and the AKP members (with a few exceptions)
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