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DOÇ. DR. OĞUZHAN GÖKSEL’DEN YENİ MAKALE: “THE OTHER COLONIAL EMPIRE: RECONSIDERING SOVIET RULE IN THE CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA THROUGH A POST-COLONIAL LENS”
Marmara Üniversitesi öğretim üyesi ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) uzmanı Doç. Dr. Oğuzhan Göksel’in Natavan Hüseynova ile birlikte yazdığı “The Other Colonial Empire: Reconsidering Soviet Rule in the Caucasus and Central Asia through a
Read More »WAVE OF TERRORIST ATTACKS IN CENTRAL ASIA: EXPERTS’ FORECASTS
After the Middle East, the Central Asia is suggested as the next action theatre for the radical groups. Many politicians are concerned about that. ISIS is said to be on the offensive in certain
Read More »GEOPOLITICAL REALITIES IN THE CASPIAN REGION IN THE CONTEXT OF SHAPING OF NEW WORLD ORDER
World political map, formed in the early XXI century, increasingly resembles an utterly motley mosaic, where world and regional powers are neighboring small states that are affected by global and inter-civilizational problems, in one
Read More »IRAN IN THE CENTRAL ASIA: CURRENT SITUATION AND PROSPECTS
Certain changes in the foreign policy of the official Tehran is speculated upon and its performance in the Central Asia direction is a separate subject. This is a region where Iran has traditionally played
Read More »CASPIAN PLANS OF THE “CHINESE DRAGON”
Recent years have seen dynamically growing China’s resurging aspiration towards the ”great geo-economic game” – advancing in the direction of oil and gas fields in the energy resources rich Central Asia, and particularly the
Read More »CENTRAL ASIA: NEW REGIONAL ASPECTS OF U.S.-CHINA GEOPOLITICS
Geopolitical shifts in different parts of the world add diverse dynamics to the geopolitical rivalry of the big powers. Central Asia stands out as a pressing issue in this context, with thought-provoking changes to
Read More »MODERN GEOPOLITICS: COOPERATION OR CONFLICTS OF GLOBAL NATURE?
Geopolitical volatility reigns over a vast region extending from the Middle to the Far East. Confrontations, terrorism and militarized strife engulf certain regions, and there are no viable plans aimed at their prevention. Scrutiny
Read More »USA-RUSSIA-CHINA: THE GREAT THREE’S FIGHT FOR CENTRAL ASIA
The analytical articles saying geopolitical fight of great powers has reached a new level are being published in the world media. It is underlined that they are more active in the Central Asia. Nevertheless,
Read More »GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS: TENSIONS ALONG U.S.-RUSSIA-CHINA DIRECTION
Some intriguing aspects of geopolitical processes are surfacing on the global scale. It is along with a dire situation in the Middle East that some thought-provoking events are developing in the Central Asia and
Read More »CENTRAL ASIA: NEW STAGE OF BIG GAME
Important developments are taking place around Central Asia against a background of geopolitical tension in the Middle East. Steps taken by superpowers in terms of the region are in global spotlight. It appears that
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