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“Don’t be soft”. The New Turkey’s Attitude in Handling Domestic and Foreign…
In the last quarter of 2015 there are still some major political problems ahead of Turkey. How did Turkey’s…
The rebirth of Cyprus
Nicosia, March 2013: Cyprus is on the verge of bankruptcy. The two main banks of the Country – the Bank of Cyprus…
Turkey, the government and the Kurds. Turning enemies into profits
The historic ceasefire reached in 2013 between Recep Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the…
Europe facing terrorism. Is the Israeli model the way to go?
Terrorism is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon, which traces back to the 18th century France, when the regime…
European migrant crisis, last measures of the EU policy on migration
Dealing with intensified immigration flows, the European Union is working hard to address the migration and asylum…
The death of Giulio Regeni, a challenge to institutional narrative
Giulio Regeni has been killed. And that is a fact. He left his apartment in Dokki, a district of Greater Cairo on…
A thaw in Israel-Turkey relations
“Israel is in need of a country like Turkey in the region, and we must accept that we need Israel too. This is a…
Mediterranean, risks and opportunities in logistics and geo-economics
Mediterranean is reacquiring a long-expected centrality in European geopolitics and economy. In better words, it is…
Lebanon, the eternal presidential vacuum
21 months and 36 failed attempts have passed since President Michel Suleiman vacated the presidential palace at the…
The Syrian ambiguity of Erdoğan’s Turkey
In the aftermath of the January 12 deadly attacks in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed that “Turkey…