An Unwanted Guest
David J. Kramer, Irina Krasovskaya he European Union finds itself in an awkward position at the moment: hoping that an invited guest finds reason to stay away. Last...
Moldova’da Parlamento Seçimleri
Mazhar Yasin Tüylüoğlu tüm dünyanın NATO ve G-20 zirvelerine, Türkiye'nin ise Obama'nın ziyaretine odaklandığı haftada, 5 Nisan 2009 Pazar günü, Moldova Cumhuriyeti'nde parlamento seçimleri gerçekleştirildi. Katılım oranının %60'ı bulmadığı...
Identity and the Future of European integration: Crossroads or cul-de-sac?
By Kadri Kaan Renda Introduction: The European Union (EU) commenced as a project to integrate the six Western European states in economic and then political and cultural area. The economic...
CESRAN EUROPEAN STUDIES
European Studies is a broad field of study providing a historical, political, economic and sociological analysis of current trends and key issues in Europe. Historical and recent developments within Europe,...
Realities of the Gezi Park
There has been a newly emerged concept of “Gezi Parki” the meaning of which resonates in “resistance” against the AKP government and specifically to Recep Tayyib Erdogan, the Prime Minister...
Turkish Nationalists Have Hard Days Ahead
BY HUSREV TABAK** | 07 APRIL 2013 It has been proven that being a nationalist in a country in transition from a modernist national period to a post-national one is...
Practical Indications of the Peace Process in Full Bloom
The most comprehensive peace process between the Turkish state and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) bore its first fruit this spring. BY RAHMAN DAG | MARCH 24, 2013 Despite the...
Albanian Awakening: The Worm has Turned!
Remarks articulated last week by Hakan Şükür, a famous former football player and current parliamentary deputy, garnered widespread attention and reminded the public that there are ethnic Albanians living in...
Turkey’s Illusions of Neo-Eurasianism and Interest in Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The expression goes “history repeats itself,” but does it really? On Dec. 31, 1991, the USSR President and Soviet Communist Party Secretary-General Mikhail Gorbachev presented his resignation to the Soviet...
Revisiting the ‘National Animus’: Understanding Nationalism and Militarism in Turkey
It is worth questioning the reasons why Turkish nationalists (both national socialists and conservatives) in Turkey are prone to deploying the military in dealing with minority and Kurdish issues and...
Cyprus: Is Peace ever Possible?
Last week the All Party Parliamentary Group on Conflict Issues, held an event in Westminster. BY BARONESS HUSSEIN-ECE OBE | JULY 17, 2012 The meeting introduced a new concept where...
Turkish Natural Gas Hub and Energy Security
On the eve of World War I (WWI), Winston Churchill, as the first lord of the Admiralty, converted the Royal Navy from coal to oil. As a result, a shift...
Turkey’s Role in Somalia: A New Ally?
In what seems to be an extraordinary shift in its involvement in Africa, Turkey is fast becoming an ally – and international actor – in Somalia’s theater. BY ABDIHAKIM AYNTE...
Ankara Moves Closer to Washington: How the Arab Spring Warmed U.S.-Turkish Relations
U.S.-Turkish relations entered into a tumultuous period with the Iraq War in 2003. This difficult phase in bilateral ties appears to have ended with the beginning of the Arab Spring....