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THE ARAB SPRING AND THE RISE OF NON-STATE ACTORS

THE ARAB SPRING AND THE RISE OF NON-STATE ACTORS

upa-admin Haziran 14, 2015 1

It the past four years, Arabs have been living in endless Sisyphean ordeal, an unexpected nightmare after rising for what they called “the Arab Spring”. A very similar scenario was cloned in most of

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2015 TURKISH GENERAL ELECTIONS

2015 TURKISH GENERAL ELECTIONS

upa-admin Mayıs 6, 2015 0

General elections in Turkey will be held on 7 June 2015 in order to elect the 550 members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM). The election will be the 24th general election in

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DEFINING AND STUDYING DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION

DEFINING AND STUDYING DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION

upa-admin Mayıs 29, 2014 0

As Samuel Huntington analyzes in his famous book The Third Wave[1], starting from the mid 1970s, there has been a visible trend -using the old categorization- in second and third world countries to make

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CONFESSIONS OF KERRY: GEOPOLITICAL INTERESTS AND JUSTICE PRINCIPLE

CONFESSIONS OF KERRY: GEOPOLITICAL INTERESTS AND JUSTICE PRINCIPLE

upa-admin Mayıs 7, 2014 0

In one of his latest remarks, US Secretary of State John Kerry compared the “cold war” era with the present day, saying the situation on a global level is much more complicated nowadays. The

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NEW GULF WAR: A SOURCE OF CHAOS FOR CHINA

NEW GULF WAR: A SOURCE OF CHAOS FOR CHINA

upa-admin Nisan 9, 2014 0

Deepening conflict among Arab states in the Middle East has made headlines recently. Experts are analyzing the ongoing events from different angles, and what is obvious is that the situation is taking a very

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TURKEY AT THE CROSSROADS

TURKEY AT THE CROSSROADS

upa-admin Şubat 8, 2014 0

Turkey at these days gives the impression of a country at the crossroads… Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s increasing authoritarianism and repressive policies[1], in addition to unsuccessful foreign policy adventures in the Middle East,

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MODERN GEOPOLITICS: COOPERATION OR CONFLICTS OF GLOBAL NATURE?

MODERN GEOPOLITICS: COOPERATION OR CONFLICTS OF GLOBAL NATURE?

upa-admin Aralık 29, 2013 0

Geopolitical volatility reigns over a vast region extending from the Middle to the Far East. Confrontations, terrorism and militarized strife engulf certain regions, and there are no viable plans aimed at their prevention. Scrutiny

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UPA WRITER AYŞE YARAR’S INTERVIEW FOR A MEXICAN WEBSITE

UPA WRITER AYŞE YARAR’S INTERVIEW FOR A MEXICAN WEBSITE

upa-admin Aralık 19, 2013 0

Taken from El Internacionalista.com 1. Thank you for accepting this interview. Could you tell us a little about your life, your studies and your stay in Mexico? Ayşe Yarar: You are welcome, it is

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ANALYSIS OF TURKEY’S SOFT POWER STRATEGY

ANALYSIS OF TURKEY’S SOFT POWER STRATEGY

upa-admin Aralık 8, 2013 0

Introduction Since the Turkish Republic was established, “Peace at home, peace in the world” principle has always constituted the basis of Turkish foreign policy originated by the founder of Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal

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KING’S DILEMMA

KING’S DILEMMA

upa-admin Kasım 28, 2013 0

The problematic democratic transitions taking place in the Middle Eastern and North African region after the Arab Spring have put a concept created by Samuel Huntington again on the top of academic vocabulary; “King’s

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