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EU-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS: EASTERN PARTNERSHIP AND A NEW STRATEGIC COOPERATION MODEL
Issues surrounding the preparation of a new cooperation document between the European Union and Azerbaijan have recently provoked lively debates. Different opinions are voiced, with some contradicting each other. Official Baku remains patient and
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EU-TURKEY MIGRATION DEAL: WHERE DOES IT STAND AFTER THREE YEARS?
Introduction Mass flows of refugees forced the international community to act at the global, regional, national, and local levels. Among the regional responses, the EU-Turkey deal was one of the most significant ones with
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INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR BİROL YEŞİLADA
Birol Yesilada (Ph.D. 1984, University of Michigan) is Professor of Political Science and International Studies, holds an endowed chair in Contemporary Turkish Studies, and is Director of the Center for Turkish Studies in Portland
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EU-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS: KEY ASPECTS OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGAINST BACKGROUND OF TUSK’S VISIT
Introduction Some experts are alleging that Azerbaijan-European Union relations experience tough times and that Brussels even hesitates to recognize Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity. But Donald Tusk’s visit to the region clarified the situation. His remarks
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BORIS JOHNSON TO BE THE NEW PRIME MINISTER OF UK REPLACING THERESA MAY
Boris Johnson succeeded Theresa May as Britain’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday (23 June 2019). Johnson won about two-thirds of eligible votes in a weeks-long contest and beat the Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, a
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AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY: COMMITTED TO “ONE NATION, TWO STATES” DOCTRINE
Azerbaijan and Turkey maintain a special relationship defined by a long history of events and cultural and ethnic connections. Azerbaijanis and Turks belong to the same Turkic identity and share a common ancestor –
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NEW POLITICAL PARTY INITIATIVES IN TURKEY
As Turkey’s economic problems deepen with the ongoing recession and the volatility in Turkish lira[1], dissatisfaction with the current political system increases both at the mass and political elite levels in the country. After
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2019 ISTANBUL LOCAL ELECTION WILL BE RENEWED
Turkey’s High Election Board or Supreme Election Council (Yüksek Seçim Kurulu-YSK) decided for the renewal of March 31, 2019 local election for Istanbul metropolitan municipality due to allegations of electoral fraud with a 7-4
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INTERVIEW WITH MARIAN KARAGYOZOV, BULGARIAN NATIONAL RADIO CORRESPONDANT TO TURKEY
Ahmet Ceylan: Can you introduce yourself to our followers? Marian Karagyozov: My name is Marian Karagyozov (it is pronounced Karagözov). I have a degree in Middle East Studies from one of the universities in the
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INTERVIEW WITH DR. BEATA PISKORSKA
Dr. Beata Piskorska teaches International Relations courses at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin in Poland. She is an expert of European Union especially in terms of EU’s Eastern Neighborhood Policy. Piskorska had
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