JGA | Vol. 1 No. 2
Journal of Global Analysis Vol.1 | No.2 | 2010 Click here to Download the Entire Issue (PDF | 4.677 KB) Contents | Articles The Sociolinguistics of a Nollywood Movie By Dr. Emmanuel...
Ebola and ISIS: Threats Derive from Fear
The threats posed by Ebola and the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) might be perceived as enemies of humanity. One of them is a disease and the other...
Austerity, the Hardworking and the Feckless
About two years ago, the current UK finance minister George Osborne commented that ‘hard-working people’ left for work every morning while ‘behind the blinds’ of the house opposite people on...
Religiously Framing Turkey’s Humanitarian and Cultural Diplomacy
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, in explaining the rationale behind the presence of multiple institutions in running Turkey's foreign affairs, articulated that "the multi-faceted foreign policy of Turkey could not be...
Turkey is paying for decades of divisive politics as it fights to end its civil war
When armed conflict becomes a fact of everyday life, and generations grow up knowing nothing else, imagining life in a state of peace is hard work. The fragile state of...
Kosovo’s Sneaky Fight against Moderate Islam: Belated Reflections on Turkey’s Position
While the U.S.-led global coalition is running a fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria, some states carry out a seemingly just, but...
While Kobani is Falling, Politics or Humanity?
The negligence and the reluctance of the international community to become involved in the Democratic Union Party (PYD) conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) in Kobani...
Brazil’s Presidential Election: Impacts on Relations with Turkey
Millions of Brazilians went to the polls on Oct. 5 to elect the new president of Brazil. There were three frontrunner candidates: Dilma Rousseff, the incumbent and the leader of...
The Consequences of Scottish Independence
Scotland will decide in a referendum to be held on Sept.18 whether or not to end its 307 year union with England. It seems that it is a much closer...
Turkey bombs Kurdish forces as new wave of violence threatens to spill across borders
The ongoing humanitarian tragedy of Kobanê has raised serious questions about the future of the Kurds. The unstoppable advance of Islamic State (IS) over the last few months has already...
Turkey stuck at a crossroads as Islamic State terrorises Kobanê
Kobanê, a small Kurdish town on the Syrian-Turkish border, has now become the ultimate test of Turkey’s ambivalence on how to engage the so-called Islamic State (IS) in the rapidly...
The Urban Regeneration Experience of the United Kingdom: Lessons for Turkey
by Dr. Fatih EREN Introduction The United Kingdom (UK) is the most experienced country regarding the theories, policies, strategies and practices of urban regenerations in the world. This study firstly...
The South Caucasus: Obama’s Russia ‘Reset’ And Putin’s Doctrine
by Mahir Khalifazadeh, Ph.D,* ABSTRACT The article reviews the key priorities of President Obama's 'reset' policy with Russia. The author analyzes the impact of the 'reset' policy on the South...
After European Parliament Elections
Dr. Dilek YİGİT Elections to the European Parliament which is one of two wings of European Union legislative power, in other words, using European Union’s legislative competences with the Council...
In Syria: Towards The Elections
Dr. Dilek YİGİT Being a result of both internal and external factors and these factors’s mutual interactions, a three-year-lasting civil war has come to a dead end in Syria. On...