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IS TURKISH-SYRIAN NORMALIZATION POSSIBLE?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been stating his wish to meet Syrian President Bashar al Assad frequently in recent months[1], to normalize relations between the two neighboring Muslim countries. As everyone remembers, the
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UPA YAZARI SÜMER ESİN ŞENYURT’TAN YENİ MAKALE: “The Evolution of Human Rights and the Legal Framework for Genocide Prevention: From the Holocaust to Rwanda”
Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) yazarı Sümer Esin Şenyurt’un “The Evolution of Human Rights and the Legal Framework for Genocide Prevention: From the Holocaust to Rwanda” adlı makalesi Istanbul Policy Review dergisinin 2. cilt 1
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STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT: THE GOVERNANCE PHILOSOPHY OF PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV
Individuals who bear historical missions, distinguish themselves with their unique traits, life paths, and skills, emerge over long periods. Worthy successors ensure the bright future of these individuals’ legacies. Today, we witness this historical
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TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS WITH WASHINGTON ON AN EQUAL FOOTING EVER POSSIBLE? LESSONS FROM BERLIN AND LONDON
Introduction Analyzing diplomatic relations between two nations can be a cumbersome academic undertaking. On the one hand, we are of course able to comment about what is delivered into the public domain be it
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THE FAILURE OF THE COLLECTIVE WEST: A FRIEND’S EYE IS A GOOD MIRROR
9 years ago, when one of the few Russian allies and countries in the “Russkiy mir“, Ukraine was heading towards Western integration, I wrote a piece entitled “Events in Ukraine Symbolize the Ultimate Victory
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DOÇ. DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ VE CANER AKKAYA’DAN YENİ ULUSLARARASI KİTAP BÖLÜMÜ: “THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE LAW”
İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler (İngilizce) bölümü öğretim üyesi ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Kurucu Genel Koordinatörü Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci ile Anadolu Üniversitesi Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler bölümü doktorantı
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SOME IDEAS ON THE WORLD’S NEED FOR A GLOBAL GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
With the recent war situations and humanitarian tragedies in Ukraine and Palestine, the inability of the United Nations (UN) and its Security Council’s 5 permanent members (the United States, Russian Federation, People’s Republic of
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IN TÜRKİYE, THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE REPUBLIC IS OVERSHADOWED BY THE TRAGEDY IN GAZA
Turkish people were ready for an enthusiastic celebration of the 100th year anniversary of the foundation of the Republic. However, Hamas’ vicious attack on Israel on October 7 and Israel’s irrational response based on
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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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A RECIPE FOR NORMALIZATION IN TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY
The Republic of Turkey is heading towards its 100th anniversary. According to normal schedule, Turkey’s 100th anniversary will coincide with the country’s next presidential election. Before the election, both the government coalition (AK Parti
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