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ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT: WILL GUNS FALL SILENT?
Israeli military is halting its operations in Gaza. According to Tel-Aviv, all the ”Hamas”-built underground tunnels had been destroyed. Army commanders are saying that troops are being out to the outskirts of Gaza and
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EGYPT, TURKEY AND IRAN: EXCHANGING ROLES IN A TUMULTUOUS MIDDLE EAST
After less than a year of exceptional Egyptian-Turkish rapprochement, the events of June 30, 2013 ruptured this relationship. Similarly, when Egyptian and Iranian statesmen began to decrease tensions and a thaw in relations resulted,
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IRAN IS THE ENVIRONMENT OF CHANGING GEOPOLITICS: KEY ASPECTS OF FOREIGN POLICY
Syria issue has failed to steal the spotlight from the geopolitical situation related to Iran’s nuclear program. On the contrary, direction in which leading countries of the world should build their relations with Tehran
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MUNICH CONFERENCE: NEW AMBITIONS IN GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS
This year, Munich security conference, held since 1962, was memorable for some fascinating aspects. Attitude of the big powers towards pressing geopolitical problems was extremely important. Nonetheless, experts differ in their assessment of the
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TURKEY-IRAN: WILL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP SUCCEED?
Visit of Prime Minister R.T. Erdoğan to Tehran revealed some intriguing aspects. Experts were quick to respond, claiming that strategic interests underpin Ankara-Tehran rapprochement. Admittedly, Iran-Turkey relations are capable of impacting geopolitical dynamics of
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“STRATEGIC ABSURD”: DANGEROUS HEIGHT OF SUNNI-SHIA STRIFE
Speculations emerge that countries in the Middle East are grouping amongst themselves lately, based on denominational difference. Sunnis and Shias are said to be fighting each other in Iraq. How founded are these allegations
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INTERVIEW WITH MURAT PARILTI ON TURKEY’S SOFT POWER STRATEGY
Interview with Murat Parıltı (University of Northampton, Free Lance Researcher) Subject: TURKEY’S SOFT POWER STRATEGY Ali Koca: We witness profound changes when we analyze Turkish Foreign Policy between the years 1923-2013. As a matter of
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NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN
Ever since the initiation of nuclear research studies in Iran, this issue has been widely discussed. From its commencement by the assistance of US and Western states’ in late 1960s until 1979 Islamic Revolution,
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WAY OUT OF “IMPASSE”
At last, the world community sighed with relief. The world`s six great powers came to a preliminary agreement on the Iran nuclear program in the Swiss city of Geneva. Some experts labeled this as
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THE CONSTITUTION OF IRAN AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE
“A true revolution, for Gramsci, is not just about taking over the state, but about winning over society by establishing institutional, intellectual, and moral hegemony.” (Bayat, 2007: 21) The constitution of the Islamic Republic
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