TURKPULSE No:145
TURKEY’S PLACE AND ROLE IN
THE GLOBALIZING WORLD
TURKPULSE No:145
TURKEY’S PLACE AND ROLE IN
THE GLOBALIZING WORLD
The outcome of the 18 September general elections in Germany was only the latest and most prominent sign of the key role Turkey has been playing in its region in particular, but in much wider areas in general of the changing world. For a bird’s eye view of these developments in this new era, the “globalization age”, which officially started at the beginning of this year, and Turkey’s place and role in it, please read the article below.
TURKPULSE No:146
TURKEY’S ROLE IN WORLD
ENERGY STRATEGIES
The 3 October deadline for the commencement of Turkey’s EU accession negotiations has coincided with even more important developments in the world’s energy strategies and Turkey was right in the middle of it all. The deadline was just kept with an alarmed Washington and London’s strenuous efforts. The reason for this alarm was the vital developments that had been going on all over the world on energy strategies and supply lines with Turkey’s key role and place in them. It was certainly wise of the Anglo-Americans to do their best to avoid the Turkish people’s fury during such a critical period of international relations, but it is doubtful that much would change in the essence of Turkey’s place and role in the shaping of the world energy policies one way or the other. For an analysis of the latest situation from Turkey’s angle please read the article below.
TURKPULSE No:147
SECURITY & ENERGY
ASPECTS OF TURKEY’S EU ACCESSION
Both in Turkey and throughout the world, especially in Europe, much has been said about the Erdogan Government’s success in transcending the 3 October hurdle on its long path to EU accession, but little has been taken into account about the real reason for this achievement – the military and security aspects of this historic move, along with their indispensable part, the energy question. Below is an analysis of these ignored aspects of the EU accession story with their background.