TURKPULSE No:127
WORLD
ENERGY STRATEGY IS RESHAPING FOR 21st CENTURY
TURKPULSE No:127
WORLD
ENERGY STRATEGY IS RESHAPING FOR 21st CENTURY
In the Russian Federation’s Black Sea resort town of Sochi, President Vladimir Putin held his third summit meeting since the outbreak of the Iraq war 17 months ago with the leaders of the “Old Europe”, President Chirac and Chancellor Schroeder, before he was scheduled to proceed to Ankara for his two-day State visit on 2-3 September which was postponed due to hostage taking in a school in Russia. This, in itself, was proof of the fact that this State visit will not be just a run-of-the-mill tourism tour on the part of the Russian leader, nor an ordinary bilateral contact of two neighbouring countries, but concerns the coordination of Turkey’s vital geo-strategic location with the reshaping of the global interests of Europe and Asia - the world energy strategy ahead for the 21st century. For details of this global diplomatic formation which has been shaping for years, if not decades, and what to expect for the future, please see the article below.
TURKPULSE No:128
A NEW TURKEY
IN 2005
This year being a transitional year for Turkey in all respects, 2005 will certainly see a new Turkey in politics, the economy and especially international relations. What will be the highlights of these new departures for Turkey? How far will these changes go? And, above all, what is to be expected for the future? Please see the article below for the answers.