5 August 2017 – CESRAN International

Middle East

Turkey, Iran and the Arab Uprisings: The Failure of Political Islam and Post-Ideological Politics

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Part I: Islamism in the Arab uprisings of 2011 and the role of the Turkish and Iranian ‘models’. It has been widely observed that none of the 2011 Arab uprisings...

China and Neighbourhood

Demographic Trends in China: Implications for Domestic and Foreign Policies

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In the 21st century, China is going to become one of the most important states in the international system. With a population of over 1 billion people, it represents nearly...

Film Reviews

Shadows and Faces: The little sparks of the upcoming war

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This is a movie which can prove that a war scene between two brigades would probably not be more influential than seeing the beginning of war between two next-door neighbours....

China and Neighbourhood

Why North Korea is not, and should not be regarded as, a ‘Failed State’

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Thousands of miles away from the relative tranquility of the UN Security Council in New York lies a volatile and turbulent nation. A cause of constant international concern, it is...

Interviews

An Interview with Dr. Jean-Paul Gagnon On Democratic Theory and Politics

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Dr. Jean-Paul Gagnon is a social and political philosopher specializing in democratic theory. In the light of recent developments around the world, I interviewed with Dr. Gagnon because of his...

Turkey and Neighbourhood

BAKU – “Baku’s Planning: for what and who?”

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Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, has been examined in this volume. Azerbaijan stands at the crossing point of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a resource-rich country and...

Middle East

Israel : The Risk of a New War with Arab Countries

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On the 18th of August an attack launched by military commandos against buses in some Israeli towns north of Eilat in the Negev desert resulted in many victims, including some...

Turkey and Neighbourhood

Important Step has been Made in Supply and Transit of the Shah Deniz 2 Gas

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Turkey’s government has been affected by the postponement of the signing of a supply and transit deal on the gas from Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz second stage project (SD2). Ankara and...

Russia and Eurasia

Putin’s ‘Eurasian Union’: Geopolitical Repositioning

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On 24th of September 2011, during the United Russia congress in Moscow Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ended all the speculations on his candidacy for the Presidency of Russia. Putin...

Middle East

The Arab Spring and Calls for a Turkey-EU Foreign Policy Dialogue

CESRAN Int.5 August 20177 August 2017

The Arab Spring caught both Turkey and the European Union by surprise and led both actors to review their existing policies towards the Middle East and North Africa. It also...

Genel

The End of War? Global Citizenship and Changes to Conflict

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This article is concerned with fleshing out a specific argument: that new, contemporary, global citizenship is possible grounds for the prevention of war as it was known in the 20th...

Turkey and Neighbourhood

Turkish – Armenian Rapprochement: Renewed Interest?

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The international media has shown renewed interest in the revitalization of Turkish-Armenian relations, which has spawned a number of conferences and meetings. It comes as no surprise that during the...