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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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WHY WE NEED THE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND A REFORMED UNITED NATIONS?
Recent terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians and Israel’s harsh reaction to this by cutting electricity, water, and fuel supply to Gaza, where Hamas is located, shows how dangerous political problems could become
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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
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UBUNTU: AN IMPORTANT TERM TO UNDERSTAND AFRICANS’ VIEW OF GLOBAL HUMANITY
Abstract: “A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes
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MANDELA: LIFE AFTER HIS DEATH
The outcry has been worldwide since the announcement that the South African liberator, leader and former president Nelson Mandela had passed away on December 5, 2013. He had lived a long life and at the age
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KEEPING NELSON MANDELA ALIVE
Fears concerning the degrading health of Nelson Mandela grow daily. His condition has changed from stable to critical to perilous. I think instead of pre-weeping and predicting the inevitable, we could glance at the future
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THE AFRICAN UNION AT 50: LOOKING FORWARD TO 50 MORE YEARS
At 50, the African Union, successor to the Organization of African Unity celebrates a long step towards a highly prized goal. Since 2002, the AU has worked towards economic unity, perhaps a shift from
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