Israel’s Awful New Government
Amjad Atallah there's a reason no one has ever accused Israeli leaders of being shy. When U.S. President Barack Obama appointed Sen. George Mitchell as his envoy on Middle...
The Suez Crisis: Conclusion to a New Set of Essays
Prof. Scott Lucas www.libertas.bham.ac.uk I was heartened to read, in his introduction to this volume, Simon Smith’s invocation of “the interconnections between the regional and the international contexts” of Suez....
Crises & Lost Opportunities: London, Tehran, & The “British 15”
Prof. Scott Lucas ...
Deadly Triangle? Us Foreign Policy, Iraq, And Iran
Prof. Scott Lucas www.libertas.bham.ac.uk It is now a month after President Bush’s dramatic pronouncement of a US “surge” in Iraq, consisting of more than 20,000 additional troops and...
Yeni Orta Doğu Ve Düşündürdükleri
Dr. Gamze Güngörmüş KONA Oldukça tartışmalı olsa da, şunu dile getirmek isteriz ki bölgeler, haklarında yazılan kitap ve makalelerin sayısına göre gruplandığında Orta Doğu bölgesi kesinlikle ilk sırayı alacaktır. [1] Kısmen, Orta...
ABD’nin Irak’tan Çıkış Senaryolarinin Türkiye Açısından Değerlendirilmesi Ve Bu Bağlamda Türkiye’nin Geliştirmesi Gereken Stratejiler
Dr. Gamze Güngörmüş KONA ABD’nin Irak’tan çıkış senaryoları kapsamında en olumlu senaryo olarak nitelendirebileceğimiz bu senaryoda ABD’nin sadece 2005 yılı sonuna kadar Irak’ta kalacağı ön görülmektedir. Ancak, ABD bu kısa...
ABD’nin Müdahale Mantığı Ve Sürdürülebilir Üstünlük Politikası
Dr. Gamze Güngörmüş KONA 1917 yılı dünya tarihinin en önemli olaylarından birine tanıklık etmişti. İlk bakışta o kadar da önemli görülmeyen bir güç, tarih sahnesine adım atıyordu. I. Dünya Savaşı’ndan...
Middle Eastern Studies
CESRAN MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES The Middle East is the homeland of most ancient civilizations. Being at the crossroads of Asia, Africa and Europe, the Middle East...
The Cracks in the Russia-China Tandem
Discussions on energy security and its geostrategic ramifications continue to be topical for a wide range of states and business stakeholders. For many foreign policymakers, Eurasia, in the first decade...
Russia and its Energy Monopolies
In 1990s, due to the lack of economic independence, Russia was not able to play an active role in international affairs. The country was highly dependent on donations from the...
My Dying Mother: Russia’s Depopulation Crisis and its Consequences
Our dear Mother Russia is sick and dying. Power remains as centralized as ever, and the public is still unable to rely on this centrality for security and health benefits. ...
Regional Energy Projects for Georgia – Turkey – Russia Relations
In July 2011, Turkey hosted an international conference to discuss navigation security issues in the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits. Ankara has announced its intention of working with foreign oil companies...
Bacha Khan and Nonviolence: Hope for Peace in Afghanistan and Pakistan
It was a historical day that Bacha Khan (1890 - 1988) was born in the strategic tall mountains of Pashtun land located on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Bacha...
India and Israel Strategic Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities
Today’s strategic environment provides boundless space for both the international and regional actors to understand, share and cooperate with each other in order to protect and secure their own national...
The Tortuous Sino-Russian Arms Trade
The history of Russian-Chinese relations are full of turnarounds and mutual distrust, even disdain at times A century of unequal treaties between the two countries, resulting in Russia’s encroachment on...