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INTERVIEW WITH JOSHUA WALKER ON CURRENT STATE OF TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS
Joshua Walker is the Global Head of Strategic Initiatives at Eurasia Group and a non-resident Transatlantic Fellow for German Marshall Fund.[1] He is an expert on US Foreign and Security Policy, Turkish Politics, Japanese
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WHOSE WORLD ORDER?
With the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, American sphere of influence gradually developed in the world and the U.S. began to play often a significant or even a dominant role in various
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GEORGE ORWELL’S ‘ANIMAL FARM’
Introduction George Orwell (1903-1950)[1] was a British writer who lived in the first half of 20th century and believed in socialist ideology. Orwell was later disappointed of the transformation of Soviet socialism into an authoritarian and
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A NEW COLD WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE WEST?
Recent crisis between Russian Federation and USA/EU in Ukraine and Syria let some academics and journalists to talk boldly and write extensively on the concept of “New Cold War”. In this article, I will
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LITHUANIA: A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE EU OR A CONTRIBUTED ONLY?
Introduction The Second World War was the most destructive war humankind has even seen. Europe was the most damaged continent of the war. After the war, the continent was devastated either economically or physically.
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GEOPOLITICAL REALITIES IN THE CASPIAN REGION IN THE CONTEXT OF SHAPING OF NEW WORLD ORDER
World political map, formed in the early XXI century, increasingly resembles an utterly motley mosaic, where world and regional powers are neighboring small states that are affected by global and inter-civilizational problems, in one
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WHY DID RUSSIA TERMINATE THE TREATY ON CONVENTIONAL ARMED FORCES IN EUROPE?
The news about Russia’s unilateral termination of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe caused confusion among Western nations. This step triggered discontent among not only foreign countries, but also internally among opposition
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NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT: ETHNIC SECURITY DILEMMA OR NOT?
Introduction The collapse of imperial regimes can be profitably viewed as a problem of emerging anarchy.[1] The weakening and later absence of the central state (USSR) as the sovereign in the Caucasus, resulted in
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WHY DID THE BALTIC STATES DID BUILD STRONG STATEHOOD BUT THE CIS COUNTRIES FAILED?
Background and Problem: State building is a process referring to the development of an organization capable of effectively commanding authority over a national territory, an entity that can enforce laws and provide basic services
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PROBABILITY OF A NUCLEAR WAR
For over six decades ”Sword of Damocles” is hanging over the humanity manifested in a threat of a nuclear clash of the big powers. In the event of a nuclear war between the U.S.
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