NATO Ballistic Missile Defence Systems and Turkey

NATO Ballistic Missile Defence Systems and Turkey Dr. Ali Serdar Erdurmaz   Summary In the summit declaration issued on April 4, 2009, all NATO Heads of State and Government reaffirmed the conclusions of the Bucharest Summit,...

TERROR IN ISTANBUL

At least 38 killed and 126 wounded in a series of suicide bombers attack. It has been estimated 300-400kgs of explosives used in this terrifying attack. After a Tukish National Football League Match, very close to the stadium and...

SEPTEMBER 11, THE BEGINNING OF A NEW CONJUNCTURE – REŞAT ARIM

SEPTEMBER 11, THE BEGINNING OF A NEW  CONJUNCTURE (*)                     REŞAT ARIM   The general trend seems to be away from the vestiges of the Cold War and towards more interna­tional cooperation. If,...

TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS: A CONSPECTUS – Seyfi Taşhan

       TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS:       A   CONSPECTUS    Seyfi Taşhan             This essay will attempt to analyze Turkish-American relations from the onset of the Cold War and how various...

An Appraisal of the Turkish Foreign Policy – Ertuğrul Apakan

An Appraisal of the Turkish Foreign Policy(*)                                                         Ertuğrul Apakan I would like to recall the famous dictum of Mustafa...

CYPRUS AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE RELEVANT FACTORS – ANDREW MANGO

CYPRUS AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE RELEVANT FACTORS (*)                                                                            ANDREW MANGO...

Strategy Discussion Group – November 9th, 2016

Second workshop this year of the Strategy Discussion Group was hold on November 9th, 2016 and the following agenda.    ...

The Caucasus and Central Asia: Strategic Implications – SEYFİ TAŞHAN

Caucasus and Central Asia              The Caucasus and Central Asia:                  Strategic Implications (*)...

IS IRAN GOING NUCLEAR? – MUSTAFA KİBAROĞLU

IS IRAN GOING NUCLEAR? (*)                                                           MUSTAFA KİBAROĞLU This paper will focus on Iran’s nuclear program in general and...

Turkish Stand on the Gulf Crisis, Middle East and Europe – TURGUT ÖZAL

Turkish Stand on the Gulf Crisis, Middle East and Europe (*) TURGUT ÖZAL Neither the European Community nor the Western European Union may reach their netural and logical boundaries without Turkish presence.   It is a great...

The End of the Cold War and Changes in Turkish Foreign Policy Behaviour – KEMAL KİRİŞÇİ

The End of the Cold War and Changes in Turkish Foreign Policy Behaviour (*)                                                        KEMAL KİRİŞÇİ Turkey has responded  to...

Turkey’s Military Doctrine – NECİP TORUMTAY

Turkey‘s Military Doctrine (*) NECİP TORUMTAY   In order to make a major contribution to the building of security in the present environment of rapid change the military men should   first  evaluate the situation free...

Effects of the End of the Cold War on Turkey’s International Position – Hüseyin Bağcı

Effects of the End of the Cold War on Turkey’s International Position   Hüseyin Bağcı   The system established in Yalta has ended and Europe has entered into a search for a “new system.” The end of Cold War and the...

THE CYPRUS PROBLEM – RAUF DENKTAŞ

                    THE CYPRUS PROBLEM (*)                                              RAUF DENKTAŞ       The search for a settlement of the Cyprus problem...

REMINISCENSES ON CYPRUS – NİHAT ERiM

REMINISCENSES ON CYPRUS (*) NİHAT ERiM A prominent Turkish Statesman, Prof. Nihat Erim, who later becamethe Prime Minister of Turkey, has been involved with various phases of the founding of the Cyprus Republic and subsequent...