The present paper examines the challenges that Turkish foreign policy has faced in the Middle East following the outbreak of the uprisings that have been collectively called “the Arab Spring.” It is argued that Turkish foreign policy has failed to play in the Middle East the pivotal role the “Davutoğlu Doctrine” had envisioned. Mounting problems in the […]
This working paper authored by Mr. Pantelis Touloumakos analyses the prospect of Turkey as a role model for the Arab Spring countries. The exponents of this idea argue that Turkey is a Muslim, secular democracy with a developing economy and a highly respected country by the Arab world. However, Mr. Touloumakos writes that, apart from the […]
The region of the Eastern Mediterranean and the role of Turkish-Iranian relations are interconnected especially after the re-orientation of Turkish foreign policy in recent years. The improvement of Turkish-Iranian political-economic ties has coincided with the deterioration of Turkish-Israeli relations. Yet Ankara’s recent decision to accept the installation of a NATO radar system in SE Turkey […]
Στο Κείμενο Εργασίας υπ’ αρ. 19 του Παντελή Τουλουμάκου παρατηρείται ότι η πρόσφατη κρίση στις αραβικές χώρες της Αφρικής και η εμπλοκή της Τουρκίας αναζωπύρωσαν τις συζητήσεις σχετικά με την προσπάθεια της Άγκυρας να αναβαθμίσει το γεωστρατηγικό της ρόλο στην ευρύτερη περιοχή. Όσον αφορά τον αραβικό κόσμο της αφρικανικής ηπείρου, τουλάχιστον, η νέα αφρικανική πολιτική […]
ELIAMEP’s Working Paper no 8 by Ioannis N. Grigoriadis, ELIAMEP Research Fellow and Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Bilkent University, aims to examine Turkish foreign policy under the AKP administration, which has been closely linked to Ahmet Davutoğlu. Davutoğlu was the chief foreign policy advisor of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, before his appointment […]
In the second issue of the new series ELIAMEP Thesis Ioannis N. Grigoriadis analyses the natural gas corridors in Southeastern Europe. The question of European energy security has brought attention to the strategic significance of Southeastern Europe as a transport hub of natural gas and a key region for European energy security. In his paper […]
Η μέθοδος του ίσου επιμερισμού των ευθυνών με τις υπόλοιπες χώρες της Ένωσης είναι η καλύτερη και πλέον ασφαλής μέθοδος για τη χώρα μας ώστε να προστατέψει τον εαυτό της από τις Τουρκικές προκλήσεις, να διασφαλίσει τη θέση της στη διεθνή κοινωνία, αλλά και να αποφύγει την όποια προοπτική της μετωπικής σύγκρουσης με την Τουρκία. […]
