Character Assassination
It is certain that the character assassination targeting PM Erdoğan through the Gezi Park protests does not expect to reach a conclusion right now. The aim of the character assassination is to obliterate Erdoğans decision-making capacity by 2015. At this point, Erdoğans leadership test begins.
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Turkey's Adventure of New Constitution
The dynamics of the current political climate in Turkey, which make impossible to create a new Constitution based on consensus among political parties, can be discussed under three headings.
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Özkan: The death of Hugo Chavez signifies the end of a period in Latin Americas political history.
The U.S.-Turkey relationship took on a fresh dynamic with the onset of the Arab Spring in early 2011.
Trade relations between Turkey and Russia indicate that divergence between these two countries regarding the resolution of the Syrian crisis has not deeply influenced the relations between the two.
Criticisms and debates on Turkish foreign policy are embroiled in domestic polemics while regional and global variables are ignored.
Old Turkey's Fears and the New Middle East
It is necessary to get rid of national security concerns based on false assumptions of past years in order to ensure social peace and regional effectiveness.
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Syrian Litmus Test: Davutoğlu, Kissinger, Larijani, Lavrov
The results of this litmus test will be utilized in the new Middle East numerous times!
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While Turkey kept its distance from the countries in the region, Western countries, notably the U.S., shaped 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.
The Kurdish political movement and PKK maintain discourses and activities similar to the ones they exhibited in old Turkey.
Turkish foreign policy has entered a new phase, and it is highly possible that this phase will prove to be a breaking point.
The new paradigm in relations seems to be working so far in critical issue areas, including Syria and NATO’s missile shield.
In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, the strategy that regional forces adopt will determine the future of the occupation in Iraq.
If we are to talk about a model, it must be the Camp David model which was imposed in our region for decades. It is a model that captured people’s will and gave it to dictators by force.
SETA-DC PANEL DISCUSSION Chair: Kadir Ustun, SETA-DC Speakers: Daniel Levy, New America Fnd. Stevn A. Cook, Council on F.R. Erol Cebeci,SETA-DC Date: September 19, 2011 Monday Venue: SETA-DC, Washington
The majority of the actors, particularly those who are closely related to the Syrian crisis, do not really talk about Syria even when they are speaking about Syria.
Turkey's foreign minister talks about how the region has rediscovered its sense of possessing a common destiny.
Prime Minister Erdogans December 7th White House meeting with President Obama re-emphasized theimportance of Turkey to both the United States and its Western allies.
