Arab Uprisings and Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theories are instruments of creative thinking. Yet, there is a huge difference between creative thinking and insisting on selective facts that only align with a theory.
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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.
The Arab Spring'
It would be misleading to interpret the changes in the Arab world as isolated developments taking place in each and every country.
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Arab Spring and its Effect on Turkey's Regional Policy
Recent Arab revolutions have brought both opportunities and challenges to Turkish foreign policy.
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The withdrawal seemed to be an achievement of the Palestinians and a positive step towards peace by the Israelis.
For the PKK, the process can only go from the initial “Defeat in the 1990s” to the “Second Defeat” in the 2010s.
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.
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
‘What are the implications for the Palestinian problem?’ and discuss the New Middle East a year after the first flotilla and in the wake of the Arab Spring.
