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WESTERN SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA AND IMPACTS ON THE ECONOMY
Recently, Ukrainian lawmakers approved an austerity law that would make tax legislation easier and impose additional duties on imports in a bid to elevate revenue to assist for challenging the country’s economic crisis. Meanwhile,
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RECOGNITION OF ENCLAVES BY RUSSIA: WHY SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA NOT NAGORNO-KARABAKH?
Russian Federation officially recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia as an independent states on 29 August 2008 after abstaining itself from recognition of this Georgian enclaves for about 17 years. Suddenness of this decision surprised
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WHY SWITZERLAND DOES NOT JOIN THE EUROPEAN UNION?
Summary: Like Norway, Switzerland is not a member of the European Union. They (Switzerland and Norway) are parts of the Europe geographically and ideologically, but they are not members of the European Union. For Switzerland,
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BAŞMÜZAKERECİ ERGÜN OLGUN’LA YUVARLAK MASA TOPLANTISI: KIBRIS SORUNUNDA GELİNEN NOKTA VE ÇÖZÜM ÖNERİLERİ
Geçtiğimiz günler içerisinde KKTC Cumhurbaşkanı Derviş Eroğlu’nun atadığı ve Kıbrıs müzakerelerinde KKTC tarafını temsil eden Sayın Ergün Olgun, Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi’nde Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci’nin doktora dersine konuk olarak, Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Siyaset
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1999 SAVAŞI’NDAN SONRA GEÇEN 15 YILIN KISA DEĞERLENDİRMESİ VE GELİNEN NOKTA
Miladi takvime göre 2014 senesinin son günlerindeyiz. Bazı insanlara göre hızlıca geçen zaman, bazı insanlar için ise, yavaş ve çok ağır geçer! Genellikle mutlu olduğumuz zamanların pek hızlı geçtiğini dile getirirken, üzüntülü, sıkıntılı ve
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WHY DID THE BALTIC STATES DID BUILD STRONG STATEHOOD BUT THE CIS COUNTRIES FAILED?
Background and Problem: State building is a process referring to the development of an organization capable of effectively commanding authority over a national territory, an entity that can enforce laws and provide basic services
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2014 HIRVATİSTAN CUMHURBAŞKANLIĞI SEÇİMLERİ
Yugoslavya’nın yıkılmasının ardından 1991 yılında kurulan ve kısa sürede önce Birleşmiş Milletler, daha sonra da Avrupa Konseyi üyesi olan Hırvatistan Cumhuriyeti, 1 Temmuz 2013 tarihinden itibaren Avrupa Birliği’ne de tam üye olmuş bir Avrupa
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THE ROLE OF RUSSIA IN EUROPE’S ENERGY SECURITY AND ITS EFFECTS ON EU’S FOREIGN POLICY
Introduction Energy security has been a significant issue in the EU since the beginning of 21st century. Russia plays a major role in European energy security as the main supplier of oil and gas
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LE BILAN POUR LA POLITIQUE ETRANGERE DE LA TURQUIE EN 2014
La politique étrangère de la Turquie a eu des succès et des échecs durant l’année dernière. Une chose prometteuse était la continuation de l’élargissement des ambassades et des consulats turcs dans le monde entier.
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EU’S DIPLOMATIC OFFENSIVE AGAINST TURKEY: DOES BRUSSELS CHANGE ITS STRATEGY?
The European Union has stepped up its activity following the visit of the head of the Russian state to Ankara. High-ranking officials of the organization arrived in the capital of Turkey this time. British
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