TURKPULSE No:131
TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS WITH THE SECOND BUSH TEAM
TURKPULSE No:131
TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS WITH THE SECOND BUSH TEAM
Turkish-American relations under the new Bush Administration is not expected to change considerably because the main flash points concerned with security questions had already been determined before the 2 November elections. The question now is how far the new American Administration will press to change the determined points in its favour and Turkey’s reaction. For an analysis of the economic and strategic aspects of these questions please see the article below.
TURKPULSE No:132
TURKEY’S
HAZY FUTURE DESPITE ITS CLEAR PLANNING
Turkey’s long term intentions and future plans are obvious: EU accession. Yet everyone, including the Turks, is curious about what the future holds. This is not because there is any doubt among the Turks about the sincere loyalty to this half-a-century-old plan, or that there is no alternative to that plan in case it falls through beyond Turkey’s control, but because everything depends on the future of the world which is indeed precarious due to the ambiguities of the superpower’s intentions for especially this region. For an attempt to bring some clarity to this precarious picture with Turkey’s place in it please read the article below.
TURKPULSE No:133THE EU ACCESSION EMERGES
FROM THE LONG TUNNEL…
…of candidacy only to enter in ten months another long tunnel of final negotiations for full membership. The EU has declared the intention of not ending the negotiations before 10 or even 15 years. Ankara, on the other hand, is determined to terminate the negotiations as soon as possible, never exceeding the ten-year limit and has made a realistic plan in all detail to achieve this. Of the 31 chapters or big files to be negotiated in this process, more than 20 have already been finalized within the Customs Union process that has been going on since the beginning of 1996. What are the consequences of the EU’s historic decision on Friday (17th) and the chances of success of either side in carrying out their intentions? Please read the article below for a comprehensive analysis as it appears from Turkey.