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SEVEN STAGES OF TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY
There is no denying that Turkish is one of the most important countries in the world due to its key geopolitical positioning between Asia and Europe and its unique identity composed of both Eastern
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NOTES ON NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
Introduction The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international military organization consisting of 30 member countries. NATO has a plan known as Membership Action Plan. This plan helps aspiring members prepare for membership
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DOÇ. DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ MAKALE:”TURKISH-RUSSIAN RELATIONS DURING AK PARTI RULE: COULD ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP TRANSFORM INTO A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP? A REALISTIC OUTLOOK”
İstanbul Gedik Üniversitesi Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölüm Başkanı ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Kurucu Genel Koordinatörü Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci’nin “Turkish-Russian Relations during AK Parti Rule: Could Economic Partnership Transform into a
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THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT IN AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN POLICY
After WW II, a number of important changes occurred in the new world order. It became more difficult to have nations accept an identity as colonies during this period and anti-colonial movements put an
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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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DAVID HELD’S ‘VIOLENCE, LAW AND JUSTICE IN A GLOBAL AGE’
David Held[1] is a British professor of Politics and International Relations at Durham University. Held is also the co-founder of the publishing company Polity Press. He is well known with his writings on globalization
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GEORGE ORWELL’S ‘ANIMAL FARM’
Introduction George Orwell (1903-1950)[1] was a British writer who lived in the first half of 20th century and believed in socialist ideology. Orwell was later disappointed of the transformation of Soviet socialism into an authoritarian and
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AUTOCRATIC REGIMES IN BALKANS AND THE EFFECTS OF POPULATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN GREECE AND TURKEY
Inter-war era can be observed as rise of authoritarianism in most of the countries of the Europe. However, one region pops right up to our mind is Balkans; being vulnerable and open to intervention.
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SECRET OPERATIONS IN THE CAUCASUS BETWEEN WW I AND WW II
Second quarter of the 20th century is characterized by unfolding of a fierce geopolitical rivalry around one of the world’s most significant geopolitical and geo-economic regions – the Caucasus. This was a rational carry-over
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GEOPOLITICS AND WORLD WAR II
It is well-known that one of the biggest consequences of the World War I was the humiliation of Germany, based on ancient Roman principle of Vae victis (woe to the vanquished), loss of extensive
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