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TURKEY-IRAN: WILL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP SUCCEED?

TURKEY-IRAN: WILL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP SUCCEED?

upa-admin Şubat 16, 2014 0

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

“STRATEGIC ABSURD”: DANGEROUS HEIGHT OF SUNNI-SHIA STRIFE

upa-admin Şubat 1, 2014 0

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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THE ARAB WORLD: HISTORY OF REVOLTS AND GLOBAL NEXUS

THE ARAB WORLD: HISTORY OF REVOLTS AND GLOBAL NEXUS

upa-admin Ocak 31, 2014 3

Abstract: This article would keep readers abreast of the recent developments in the Arab World.The paper will enunciate the term the “Arab spring” through examining its contours,theories and perceptions. Regional and global nexus will be

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PALESTINE, ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH STATE

PALESTINE, ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH STATE

upa-admin Aralık 1, 2013 2

While analyses have abounded examining the details of the “secret” talks and evaluating the positions of the negotiating parties in the Middle East peace process, prominent Israeli writers have intensified their efforts, on “Israel’s

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INTERVIEW WITH MURAT PARILTI ON TURKEY’S SOFT POWER STRATEGY

INTERVIEW WITH MURAT PARILTI ON TURKEY’S SOFT POWER STRATEGY

upa-admin Kasım 30, 2013 0

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

NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF IRAN

upa-admin Kasım 30, 2013 0

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”

WAY OUT OF “IMPASSE”

upa-admin Kasım 30, 2013 0

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 STRATEGIC CHOICE TO ANGER ALLIES

THE STRATEGIC CHOICE TO ANGER ALLIES

upa-admin Kasım 26, 2013 0

While most of us in America were sleeping, U.S. and Iranian officials were in Geneva the night of November 24 hammering out the latest agreement over Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Americans waking up to the

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AFRICA AT THE CROSSROADS OF CIVILIZATIONS – ARTICLE I

AFRICA AT THE CROSSROADS OF CIVILIZATIONS – ARTICLE I

upa-admin Ekim 9, 2013 0

New millennium is distinguished by a characteristic struggle between civilizations in the geopolitical domain. Introduced by Samuel Huntington as a new theory of international relations, clash of civilizations driven international relations underlie geopolitical landscape

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INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR MANUEL FEREZ

INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR MANUEL FEREZ

upa-admin Ekim 3, 2013 0

Ayşe Yarar: Mr. Ferez, thank you very much for accepting our interview proposal. Could you please give some information about your academic life and studies? Manuel Ferez: I am a Professor on Middle Eastern

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