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A new chapter in Turkey-EU relations?
| OpinionThe dangerous escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean has given way to dialogue and negotiations. On …
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OpinionCan US or EU adopt a logical position in Eastern Mediterranean?
By Kılıç Buğra KanatSince the emergence of the Eastern Mediterranean crisis, there have been a lot of debates and questions regarding the role of the major powers in the potential resolution of this dispute. After Turkey’s calls for dialogue and diplomacy fell on deaf ears in the early days of the crisis, many assumed that one of the major powers would play the role of mediator for this problem.
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OpinionTurkey in the Eastern Mediterranean: Maritime Disputes and Geopolitical Competition
By Kadir ÜstünRecent tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean have multiple drivers including the race for exploitation of energy resources, long-standing maritime disputes, and the broader geopolitical competition between regional powers. While Turkey’s recent assertiveness of her rights in the Eastern Mediterranean drew renewed attention to the region, this round of confrontation has been long in the making.
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Opinion2nd round in Erdoğan-Macron squabble
By Burhanettin DuranThe squabble between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and French President Emmanuel Macron continues.
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The Erdoğan factor and fundamentalism
By Burhanettin DuranFor Western capitals, a Turkey led by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a problem they do not know how to manage. It has also been election campaign material for politicians since Brexit. You can be sure that the Erdoğan factor will persist in election campaigns in Germany in 2021 and in France in 2022.
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What does France want from Turkey?
By Muhittin AtamanFor the last decade, the main concern of Turkish foreign policy has been the crises in the Middle East and North Africa, which include threats emanating from different terrorist groups and state failures as a result of Arab insurgencies. Ankara, however, has been spending its energy on its relations with Western countries, especially France and the United States, rather than on these crises. Nowadays, many observers both from inside and outside the nation have been trying to answer the question, “What does the West want from Turkey?” In this piece, I will try to trace the roots of Paris' approach toward Ankara.
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Macron’s irrational actions and EU’s indifference
By Burhanettin DuranThe French president seems to forget that people in the region already know that France is not a regional power and indeed, has colonial fantasies.
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Compromise or not: Ankara-Greece tension continues
By Kılıç Buğra KanatFor the last month, there have been increasing reports about the rising tension in the Eastern Mediterranean between Turkey and Greece. Although tension in the Aegean Sea is not uncommon due to several disputes in regards to maritime delimitation, this time there are broader issues. There is confusion among the international observers about the nature of this tension and it could be appropriate to note a few points on what led to it.
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Fire in waters: Great Game in Mediterranean to contain...
By Burhanettin Duran By Idlir LikaTurkey counters encirclement strategy by concluding maritime accord with Libya, unnerving inimical regional, global powers
