Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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Turkey’s Decline
...In the aftermath of the Arab Spring in 2011, Ahmet Davutoglu, then Turkish minister of foreign affairs and now prime minister, vowed that Turkey would be the “game setter”...
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After North Korea’s Nuclear Test: The Dilemma of Response
...North Korea’s recent nuclear test and satellite launch throw into sharp relief the dilemma of how the international community should respond to Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. While immediate reaction is...
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Modi’s growth push casts shadow on chances of long-term success
...At the time when India is becoming the rotating presiding country of the BRICS group, the myth that India’s economy has successfully caught up with China’s also resonates. Indeed,...
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Dreams and Nightmares: Turkey’s Unspoken Drift towards Civil War
...The sustained clashes in urban areas that have wracked southeast Turkey in recent months mark a new stage in the decades-old insurgency of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and...
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Fourth Vector: Making Sense of Kazakhstan’s Activism in International Organizations
...Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan has developed a track record of being the most proactive and innovative former Soviet republic in the sphere of international cooperation....
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Kazakhstan’s Bid for the UN Security Council
...Since independence, Kazakhstan’s foreign policy – and its multilateral relations in particular – has expressed a clear logic: to develop a role as a respectable international citizen that can...
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Asserting Statehood: Kazakhstan’s Role in International Organizations
...Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan has developed a record of being the most proactive and innovative former Soviet republic in the sphere of international cooperation. Kazakhstan’s...
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Central, East Europe’s road to benefits
...The One Belt, One Road initiative needs to be aligned with Central and Eastern European Counties’ development plans, argues Dr. Minru Liu. Coordination and cooperation in this diverse region...
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Turkey’s Future: If not a “Big Finland,” Maybe a “Small China?”
...The AKP regime does not stand out in the history of the Turkish republic because it is authoritarian. Rather, what makes it unique is that its endeavor to establish...
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Erdogan’s Pyrrhic Victory: The Turkish Election and the Prospects for a Presidential System
...use the AKP’s parliamentary majority to try to push ahead with his plans for an autocratic presidential system, the result showed that he has no popular mandate for one....