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CAN TÜRKİYE JOIN BRICS+?
Introduction Having been pointed out as one of the 6 key “swing states” of the 21st century -together with Brazil, India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa- by Cliff Kupchan[1], Türkiye is an important
Read More »COUNTER-TERRORISM FINANCING AND THE FUTURE OF TERRORISM
Abstract: Terrorism financing provides funds and materials for spreading terrorist activity. Traditionally, terrorists need financial support to perform their activities and to achieve their goals. Type of terrorist groups and related threats have changed
Read More »TAYYIP ERDOGAN’S AFRICAN ROMANCE
In recent years, there have been closer links between President Erdogan’s Turkey and Africa. We saw more of these ties in 2016 with his tour to four West African states (Guinea, Nigeria, Ivory Coast
Read More »NIGERIA’S ONE YEAR OF “CHANGE”
The calendar has marked one year since President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria took oath of office and a year since the APC (All Progressive Congress) political party of ‘change’ ascended to power. Nigerian are
Read More »NIGERIA’S NEW GOVERNMENT: SLOW BUT EFFICIENT
Today (5th of September 2015) makes it 100 days in office for the the new government in Nigeria; President Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR), the man whom a lot has been said and speculated about even
Read More »AFRICAN UNION’S ROAD MAP: NEW COOPERATION AVENUES
Summit of the African Union in Johannesburg (South Africa) was one of the most productive meetings of the African leaders in the recent years. A significant leap forward was made, in terms of the
Read More »#NIGERIA MAKES HISTORY 2015
The long awaited Nigerian presidential elections has come and gone, and Nigeria has made history, since after 1999 there has never been a peaceful transition of power in Nigeria, never has an opposition unseated
Read More »BOKO HARAM’S ALLEGIANCE TO ISIS
On Saturday the 7th of March 2015, Boko Haram pledges allegiance to the Islamic State and about a week later IS responds by confirming Boko Haram’s allegiance. In an ironic way, this look like
Read More »#NIGERIA DECIDES #MARCH 28
2 weeks left to the Nigerian 2015 presidential elections. Many speculations are in the air on who will win, but we have one problem: most Nigerians are good at playing sentimental politics, voting for
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