US-Turkey Relations: Arab Spring and the Search for Model Partnership
The Arab uprisings in early 2011 provided the US and Turkey with an opportunity and a necessity to discover new forms of cooperation and policy coordination due to the urgency for action on the ground.
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Fears of the Middle East
The worry is not about the possibility of a war breaking out; it is about the hope of building a new regional order in the near future fading away.
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The world and Turkey, especially within the last five years, have experienced head-spinning events. In fact, the turbulent environment of the last five years does not indicate anything but an even more difficult year ahead.
Turkey’s foreign policy and the Arab Spring turned out to be as important in determining the political agenda for 2011 as the June 12 elections. Turkey’s role in the spreading political movements from North Africa to the Middle East surpassed its previous involvement in the area.
SETA Panel brought two distinguished speakers together to discuss Turkish-Tunisian relations, as well as the recent developments in the Middle East and the North Africa: Foreign Affairs Minister of Tunisia Rafik Abdessalem and Foreign Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu.
The new paradigm in relations seems to be working so far in critical issue areas, including Syria and NATO’s missile shield.
Turkish-Israeli Relations and Regional Dynamics after the Palmer Report
Following the leak of the Palmer Report to the New York Times, Turkey declared that it considered the report null and reduced its diplomatic relations with Israel to the second Secretary level.
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Syria: A litmus Test for the Region
In the wake of the Arab League’s embargo against Syria, a new period is ahead for the Baathist regime.
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It is politically, economically and historically impossible for Turkey to abandon its zero problems with neighbors policy no matter what happens in Syria.
Turkey is so involved in developments in the Middle East that it cannot be a mere spectator to what is currently taking place.
Turkey has refreshed its social and historical memory of each and every country that experienced change and revolution.
Relations with the region have been multi-faceted, encompassing diplomatic, economic and civil society dimensions since 2002.
It would be misleading to interpret the changes in the Arab world as isolated developments taking place in each and every country.
Recent Arab revolutions have brought both opportunities and challenges to Turkish foreign policy.
On January 14, 2011, Ben Ali fled Tunisia after 23 years in power, signaling the end of the distorted regional order in the Middle East and North Africa.
Arab Spring has placed Turkey’s proactive Middle East policy at the top of international attention once again.
In the past decade, Turkey moved towards more domestic democracy - while its neighbourhood changed in fundamental ways.
