Türkiye ve Rusya Federasyonu: Çok Boyutlu Ortaklık
Türkiye-Rusya ilişkileri 1990’ların sonlarından itibaren daha önce görülmemiş bir dönüşüm süreci içine girdi. Bu süreç içinde hızla gelişen ekonomik ilişkiler, siyasi ilişkilerin de geliştirilmesi için zemin hazırlamakla kalmadı, çeşitli alanlarda rekabete karşın, iki ülke arasında ilişkilerde işbirliği perspektifini ön plana çıkarttı.
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The 20-year rivalry between Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (above), who is the guardian of the Islamist regime, and Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the chairman of the Assembly of Experts, came to a head in the recent conflict in Iran. The latest developments in Iran following the recent highly disputed presidential elections have created a wishful political atmosphere which has been characterized by hasty conclusions.
On July 13, 2009, an intergovernmental accord on the proposed Nabucco gas pipeline was signed. The 3.300 kilometer long pipeline will transport Caspian, Iraqi and likely Iranian gas in the future depending on the changing situation and its relationship with the USA, and to a lesser extent Egyptian natural gas resources, via Turkey to Austria. The Turkish leg of the pipeline will be 2000 kilometers long.Given that the pipeline is designed to export non-Russian Caspian resources – Azeri, Kazakh, and Turkmeni - to European markets, thereby, diversifying energy supplies for western energy markets, several European states and the US have supported this project. The project is planned to become operational in 2014 with an estimated cost of 7.9 billion euros (10.6 billion dollars). In addition to enhancing its energy corridor role, the pipeline will provide significant benefits to Turkey in terms of revenues, employment, etc.
Recent years have made it clear that NATO is going through a transformation process; Turkey will be one of the allies most affected by this process. Both the future of NATO and Turkey’s perception of NATO membership will be at stake unless the allies can reach consensus on the core strategic issues of the transformation agenda. Analysts urgently need to come up with convincing answers to the following questions: In which ways has NATO’s transformation been going through? Why does Turkey feel uneasy with some aspects of the process? What steps should Turkey take in order to ensure that the transformation of the Alliance is viewed positively at home?
SETA PUBLIC LECTURE By Ali T. Akarca Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago Chair Talip Küçükcan SETA Date: June 23, 2009 Tuesday Time: 16.00 – 18.00 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara
Rethinking Secularism across the Islam-West Divide
SETA PUBLIC LECTURE By Nader Hashemi Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver Date: June 8, 2009 Monday Time: 16.00 – 18.00 Venue: SETA Foundation, Ankara
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Obama's Message in Egypt
Painters, gardeners, designers, administrative faculty and students have been working feverishly. A new “cover look” is being prepared for the University of Cairo. Today, everything is expected to look better, brighter, happier.
More26-27 MAYIS 2009, Conrad Otel, İSTANBUL
26-27 MAYIS 2009, Conrad Otel, İSTANBUL
26-27 MAYIS 2009, Conrad Otel, İSTANBUL
President Abdullah Gül said it's a “historic opportunity” and called on everyone not to miss it. Prime Minister Erdoğan said “good things may happen.” Interior Minister Beşir Atalay confirmed that “some steps are being taken.” A few weeks earlier, the chief of general staff, İlker Başbuğ, outlined the military's vision on the problem and gave the most progressive speech by any top general.
