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t rejected the "Turkish model" that Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked it to follow the day he visited Cairo follo

te to warn against the Shiite Crescent when Iran knocked on Sinai's doors from Gaza! With all this history, Egypt rejected the "Turkish model" that Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked it to follow the day he visited Cairo following President Mubarak's toppling, as it rejected Guide Ali Khamenei's statements in which he said

re Turkish presence is wide in Kurdistan, to Syria via the opposition forces, Lebanon in the future and Tunisia, not to mention Turkish presence in Central Asia and the Balkans. Moreover, it will not be easy to compete with the role that the Gulf Cooperation Council states have started to play after they le

ented by Turkey's economic success and political stability, helps us understand the great popularity of and respect for the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, throughout the region and the world. Richard Falk is a professor emeritus of international law and practice who taught at Princeton University fo

ect for the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, throughout the region and the world. Richard F

in dominant. As a result, Beijing is developing a robust portfolio of fossil fuel resources from a variety of locations, including the Middle East, Central Asia and the South China Sea, in an effort to reduce its vulnerability from any one source. Middle East oil must transit through the Strait of Malacca,

ented by Turkey's economic success and political stability, helps us understand the great popularity of and respect for the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, throughout the region and the world. Richard Falk is a professor emeritus of international law and practice who taught at Princeton University fo

ect for the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, throughout the region and the world. Richard F

n dominant. As a result, Beijing is developing a robust portfolio of fossil fuel resources from a variety of locations, including the Middle East, Central Asia and the South China Sea, in an effort to reduce its vulnerability from any one source. Middle East oil must transit through the Strait of Malacca,

Washington Institute Iraq's Election Results: Avoiding a Kurdish Split Michael Knights Article 5. Foreign Affairs The Failed Autocrat - Despite Erdogan's Ruthlessness, Turkey's Democracy Is Still on Track Daron Acemoglu Article 6. NYT Turkey's Dickensian Disaster Mustafa Akvol Mick L The Cou

th Soma Holding, some of whose managers were arrested over the weekend. But they are also furious with the government, particularly Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Mr. Erdogan's missteps after the disaster explain much of the anger toward him. He visited Soma after the day of the incident and gave a press co

ion of upstream positions in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan and the opening of a Turkmen-Chinese gas pipeline as signs of Sino-Russian competition in Central Asia, these moves supported Moscow's interest in keeping Central Asian hydrocarbons from flowing west and undermining Russia's market dominance in Europ

: the Democrat Party of Adnan Menderes (1950- 1960), the Motherland Party of Turgut Ozal (1983-1993), and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) of Recep Tayyip Erdogan (since 2002). All these political movements emphasized economic development, democratic politics, and respect for traditional religion. The lates

ic politics, and respect for traditional religion. The latest party in this chain, the AKP, is also the most interesting, for its founders such as Erdogan and Abdullah Gul came from the Islamist line in Turkish politics, but gradually moved toward the center-right. They embraced democratic rule, indiv

place where enemy offensive operations against the Islamic Republic originate will be the target of a reciprocal attack." Look at a map: Africa and Central Asia are wide open places. What happens on the day after? Israelis estimate that between Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, Syria and Iran itself, the

s a Terror Group? Benjamin Weinthal Article 3. Al-Monitor Kerry Puts Middle East First Geoffrey Aronson Article, 4 The National Interest Mr. Erdogan Goes to Shanghai Ariel Cohen Article 5. The Diplomat Turkey: Abandoning the EU for the SCO? EFTA_R1_02207719 EFTA02722642 Raffaello Pantucci

writes widely on regional affairs. Article 4 The National Interest Mr. Erdogan Goes to Shanghai Ariel Cohen February 18, 2013 -- Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Turkey to join the European Union. But recently he announced he wants to join the Shanghai Cooperation EFTA_R1_02207731 EFTA02722654 Orga

an, Iran and Mongolia holding "observer" status. Today Turkey—along with Belarus and Sri Lanka—rates as a "dialogue partner." Certainly Russia and Central Asia are important markets for Turkish construction, food and tourism industries. Its trade in the region grew to $62 billion in 2012. But the marketpla

waiting for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to soften his hostility toward Israel. Building

Georgia and Turkey open a new corridor for oil and gas pipelines. This time, however, the U.S. is sitting back, waiting for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to soften his hostility toward Israel. Building an Israel-Turkey pipeline connected to a Cyprus LNG terminal offers strategic opportunities that tr

Russia deals with this issue. For these jihadists are seeking theatres of war not only in the North Caucasus, but also across the Middle East and Central Asia. Today, they can be found in Afghanistan and Syria. Tomorrow, they could be anywhere. Andrew Foxall is Director of the Russia Studies Centre at the

not realized. The Arab revolutions ended up exposing Turkey's own weaknesses and contradictions, further aggravated by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's repressive policies and overweening political style. This became clear in the demonstrations that spread this spring from Istanbul's Taksim Squar

was a sense of superiority vis-à-vis the Arab world. The collapse of the Soviet Union awakened "neo-Ottoman" Turkish ambitions in the Caucasus and Central Asia, and revolution in the Middle East seemed to offer the heirs (if not orphans) of a long-dead empire an opportunity to avenge its loss. If a lazy an

as buddies with the Turkish prime minister Tayyip Erdogan, and is a good friend of the former Italian lead

pe and the National Endowment for Democracy. The same kind of determination has yet to be mustered in response to Stalin's imitators in Belarus and Central Asia, not to mention his star pupil in his old Kremlin stomping grounds. Article 7. EFTA00700306 The National Interest Why Russia Roots for Obama A