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INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL BINYON
The year 2014 is ending. Many events took place, but some of them were crucial for the global politics. UPA writer Hacı Mehmet BOYRAZ spoke to Michael Binyon, British journalist-writer and foreign correspondent of The
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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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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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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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ASSESSMENT OF TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY IN 2014
It might be a good idea to make an objective general assessment of Turkish Foreign Policy in 2014 during the last days of the year. This year Turkish Foreign Policy had some successes as well
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A FAREWELL TO SOUTH STREAM: A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR RUSSIA AND TURKEY OR A ZERO-SUM GAME FOR RUSSIA AND EU?
Prior to evaluate how the cancellation of South Stream Natural Gas Pipeline Project will affect the European energy security, the process of South Stream Project should be put forward in order to better understand
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UKRAINE FACTOR IN WEST-RUSSIA STANDOFF
Until the late 2000s, the Western world-Russia standoff was largely unfolding in the Eastern Europe, however since then, the West has endeavored to solidify its stance in the post-Soviet geography. Eastern Partnership, NATO’s Partnership
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THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE 28 FEBRUARY POST-MODERN COUP
Summary: After the meeting of the National Security Council, the Turkish army forced a government that came to power legally and democratically to resign because of its pro-Islamist and anti-democratic applications. The reason of
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BRITISH PM DAVID CAMERON SET TO VISIT TURKEY THIS WEEK
After the sensational visit of the Russian Federation President Mr. Vladimir Putin last week, Turkey is ready to host another important statesman this week: British Prime Minister Mr. David Cameron. Turkish President of the Republic
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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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