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THE RISE AND FALL OF ISIS: REGIONAL DYNAMICS AND GLOBAL AMBITIONS
Is it the end of DAESH (ISIS)? It is difficult to see how the group could return after the recapturing of Raqqa and Mosul, but the quick rise and apparent fall of ISIS has
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A REVIEW ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN 2017 AND WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2018?
Last year around this time I wrote a summary of what to expect in 2017 on the case of climate change, and I felt that it is necessary to continue on this year. The
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“THE GAS AGE: GLOBAL PROSPECTS” PANEL
Here, I want to draw your attention to “Gas Age: Global Prospects” Panel which was arranged and hosted by Boğaziçi University (Bosphorus University) Energy Policy Research Center – Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Enerji Politikaları Araştırma Merkezi
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REVIVING AN ANCIENT ROUTE: THE ROLE OF THE BAKU-TBILISI-KARS RAILWAY
Though the initial idea about the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway project was raised in the early 1990s, it was not taken seriously due to regional instability and economic difficulties. However, with the realization of the
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WILL TURKEY INTERVENE IN NORTHERN IRAQ?
Introduction Turkey’s reaction against the independence referendum that will be held on September 25, 2017 in Kurdistan Regional Government of Northern Iraq is getting tougher day by day. Turkish President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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EUROPE, SEMI-CHAINED BY RUSSIAN GAS DEPENDENCY AND VULNERABILITY
Preface Gazprom is increasing the volume of its deliveries to the European Union. European countries rely on Russian energy and exports to the country. In the meantime, there is an enduring debate if it
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CHANGING GEOPOLITICAL CONDITIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: IRAN ELECTION AND TRUMP’S VISIT
Experts are analyzing the outcome of the Presidential election in Iran, with main emphasis made on possible geopolitical repercussions of Hassan Rouhani’s re-election. Some of them say Rouhani’s assuming the second term means Iran
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SOME THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım recently announced that the US-backed Raqqa Operation started on Friday night and the United States informed Turkey regarding the operation before it was initiated. Yıldırım also criticized American policy
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UPA YAZARLARI SİNA KISACIK VE FURKAN KAYA’DAN TÜRKİYE’NİN ENERJİ POLİTİKASI ALANINDA YENİ BİR BİLDİRİ
Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) düzenli yazarlarından Sina Kısacık ve Furkan Kaya, Marmara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi ve BİLGESAM tarafından 12-13 Aralık 2016 tarihleri arasında Marmara Üniversitesi’nin Anadolu Hisarı Kampüsü’nde düzenlenen “V. Blue Black Sea
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THE PRICE: THE END OF IRAQI WAR AND THE VANISHING OF ISIS
When entangled elements make it hard to reach sound analyses, conspiracy theories appear to be a good tool to explain the unexplained. This applies perfectly to the situation in the Middle East. Many observers
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