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MIDDLE EAST POLICY OF THE U.S.: TRIUMPH OF DECEIT
The Near and the Middle East have always been a priority in the world strategy of the U.S. For Washington, this region is not just a geography endowed with oil and gas reserves but
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HEGEMONIC STABILITY THEORY AND U.S. LEADERSHIP
One of the most important theoretical frameworks in the Realism school of thought in the discipline of International Relations is the Hegemonic Stability Theory. In this article, I will try to summarize the main
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DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ SUNUM: “HOLLYWOOD AND POLITICS”
Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Genel Koordinatörü ve Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi (GAÜ) Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü Başkanı Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci, 1 Temmuz 2015 tarihinde Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi’nde düzenlenen “TEDx Talks” programında
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JAPAN-US MILITARY-POLITICAL ALLIANCE: FROM ‘NUCLEAR UMBRELLA’ TO ‘ALLIANCE OF HOPE’
It is no secret that Japan is a nation that exerts significant influence upon the geopolitical and geo-economic processes around the world and the vast Asia-Pacific region in particular. The posture of the U.S.
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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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DOES DEMOCRACY EXIST IN THE US?
The recent decades have been marked by Washington’s ”special” efforts to impose its democratic ideas worldwide. This happened (and still goes on!) not only with the active promotion of “the colored revolutions” and the
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BRAZIL IS FACING A CHALLENGE
The political and economic tension is observed in Brazil where the economy has been developing rapidly for the last two years. The protests, demanding the rational use of budget expenses in the wake of
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IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM: WHAT WILL FUTURE BRING?
Agreement struck between Iran and the Sextet nations regarding its nuclear program, resonated strongly with the international media. Enthusiasm evoked by the deal prompted such speculations, as “the oil price would plummet”, “Iran would
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TURKISH CYPRIOTS ELECT MUSTAFA AKINCI AS THEIR NEW PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
Turkish Cypriots elected independent left-wing candidate Mr. Mustafa Akıncı (68) as their fourth President of the Republic in the second round of Presidential elections yesterday. Mr. Akıncı got 60 % of the votes against
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ARGUMENTS ON TTIP
What is TTIP and what does it aim to do? The bilateral trade agreement negotiated between the EU and US is called the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or in short TTIP. Because it
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