Arab Spring the Motion Picture?
The majority of those who claim that the Arab Spring has become an Arab Winter due to the violence that erupted in reaction to the obscene movie also happen to think that the Arab Spring itself was a motion picture.
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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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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.
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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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.
Once Turkey considers and comes to terms with the challenge of formulating a new political language, it can rise to the level it aspires to as a new actor in a new region and in a new global order.
