Participating in the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum in Georgia, Pashinyan outlined his government’s plans to cooperate with neighboring countries and open up to the world through road, rail, and energy links. Pashinyan said his landlocked country should be connected to the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, the Caspian Sea, and the Persian Gulf as soon as possible by joining projects [...]
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How the US Can Open Doors in Central Asia


The US is eager to establish a new Central Asia policy after years of neglect. Realizing that it has neglected Central Asia, partly because of the attention devoted to halting Russia’s all-out war on Ukraine, and aware that China is intensifying its economic influence, the US is aiming to reset its policy towards the region. [...]
Iranian fear to Turkey’s growing influence in South Caucasus is an apparent reality


The Second Karabakh War that happened last fall has brought about the alteration of the geopolitical situation in the region of the South Caucasus. As Russia has kept its traditional strategic power along with increasing military influence in the South Caucasus, Turkey has managed to enter the region as the second regional power. Iran is [...]
Contemporary Issues in International Relations: Problems of the International Community


Recent regional and global crises have changed the structure of international relations and cause countries to be inconsistent in their policies. Examples of these include the protest demonstrations and political crises which started in the Middle East and African countries in 2010 known as the ‘Arab Spring’, which had a major effect on Syria, and [...]
South Korea as peaceful actor


Korean institutions organize significant programs for foreigners who are engaged in peace and conflict issues. One of these, the KF Korea Workshop, was held in Seoul in July. The program was organized by the East Asia Institute and hosted by the Korea Foundation (KF). As an academic, I found a chance to participate and received [...]
Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway links Asia and Europe


The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) Railway was opened Oct. 30 in a ceremony in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey and the prime ministers of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Georgia, as well as delegates from Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, attended the ceremony. This inauguration was described as a historical event because of the importance [...]
Rusya bölgedeki nüfuzunu artırıyor


Rusya’nın Güney Askeri Bölge’de gerçekleştirdiği dev askeri tatbikat bölgede yeni gelişmeler olacağı yönünde beklenti ve endişeler oluşturdu. Kafkasya, Karadeniz ve Hazar hattının denetimini konu alan bu tatbikatta 8 bin 500 asker, 200 savaş uçağı 50 savaş gemisi ve bine yakın farklı askeri araç yer aldı. Türkiye’de analistlerin yakın zamana kadar Türk kökenli olduğunu belirterek gururlandığı [...]
Karabağ Sorununa Farklı Açılardan Bir Değerlendirme


Halklar hapishanesi ve halkların özgür birliği gibi iki çelişkili tanıma sahip olan Sovyetler Birliği bugün Avrasya’daki pek çok etnik ve bölgesel sorunun faili olarak adlandırılmaktadır. Bünyesindeki sayısız etnik ve dini unsuru eleştiriye kapalı bir ideolojik bakış açısıyla yönetme kültürü, Sovyetler Birliği’ni anlayabilmemiz için, üzerinde yoğunlaşılması gereken en önemli konulardan biridir. Milliyetçilik, dini akımlar, yerel çatışmalar [...]
Ethnicity, Nationalism and Conflict in the South Caucasus


“The Soviet Union,” which has two contradictory definitions like “Prison of Peoples” and “Free Association of Peoples,” is called as the perpetrator of many ethnic and regional problems in Eurasia today. Its managing culture on numerous ethnic and religious elements with its ideological perspective closed to criticism is one of the most important issues to [...]
Fedailer Devrimi – Ermenistan’daki Kayıp Emanet


Dışişleri Bakanlığı görevlisi Şevket Sami ajan olarak bulunduğu Taşkent ve Bakü’den sonra Erivan’da Ermenistan siyasetini takip etmekle görevlendirilir. Erivan’a geliş amacı hem devlet görevini yerine getirmek hem de geçmişine ait izleri araştırmaktır.