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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
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WHAT IS THE “EUROPEAN POLITICAL COMMUNITY” AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR TURKEY?
Introduction The way forward is clear: strengthen Turkey’s position within Europe, re-invigorate accession negotiations with the EU and steer Turkey away from ideas such as membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The European Political
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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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UPA YAZARI SİNA KISACIK’TAN YENİ BİLDİRİ: “TURKEY AS AN ENERGY CORRIDOR AT THE CENTER OF EURASIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY”
Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) yazarı Sina Kısacık, 12-13 Aralık 2016 tarihlerinde Marmara Üniversitesi’nde düzenlenen 5. Uluslararası Mavi Karadeniz Kongresi’nde “Turkey as an Energy Corridor at the Center of Eurasia in the 21st Century” adlı
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Was the Turkish Model replaced by an Iranian Role?
Since 2003, Turkey has appeared as a valuable asset for global powers to invest in and as a leading actor in a region long described as sluggish towards democratic transformations. However, with the advent
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SCO AND BRICS AHEAD OF NEW DECISIONS
The most notable event of this political summer of 2015 will certainly be the joint Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in Ufa, Russia. On
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IRAN IN THE CENTRAL ASIA: CURRENT SITUATION AND PROSPECTS
Certain changes in the foreign policy of the official Tehran is speculated upon and its performance in the Central Asia direction is a separate subject. This is a region where Iran has traditionally played
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RUSSIA-CHINA-IRAN TRIANGLE: NEW ALLIANCE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Emergence of a political crisis in Ukraine provoked by the ongoing ideological struggle between Russia and the West has impelled creation of new alliances on the international arena. The modern era also referred to
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CASPIAN PLANS OF THE “CHINESE DRAGON”
Recent years have seen dynamically growing China’s resurging aspiration towards the ”great geo-economic game” – advancing in the direction of oil and gas fields in the energy resources rich Central Asia, and particularly the
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CENTRAL ASIA: NEW REGIONAL ASPECTS OF U.S.-CHINA GEOPOLITICS
Geopolitical shifts in different parts of the world add diverse dynamics to the geopolitical rivalry of the big powers. Central Asia stands out as a pressing issue in this context, with thought-provoking changes to
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