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Diana Lee

Turkey's Foreign Policy Plans in 2009 - 0 views

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shared by Diana Lee on 21 Sep 09 - Cached
  • It's planning to boost its foreign policy involvement in the Caucasus, Middle East, Europe and the Mediterranean, senior Turkish diplomats tell TREND.
  • It's planning to boost its foreign policy involvement in the Caucasus, Middle East, Europe and the Mediterranean, senior Turkish diplomats tell TREND.
  • looking to modernize
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  • that liberalization, which is connected to EU integration, is weakening the role and power of the military
  • more compatible with the outside world.
  • the Mediterranean Union, the brainchild of the French President Nicholas Sarkozy, as an alternative path for Turkey’s interaction with Europe.
  • "Turkey wants a globally effective NATO, a stronger Turkish-American cooperation, as well as Turkey in the EU. It is vital for the peace, stability, and cooperation," says a senior Turkish diplomat who visited Washington last month.
  • Turkey is among the most anti-American Muslim societies. Anti-Semitism,
  • Prime Minister Erdogan smashed Israel’s operation in Gaza as "inhumane", coming across as a Hamas supporter.
  • high-level contacts between Turkey and Armenia
  • Turkey supports territorial integrity of Georgia, including Abkhazia and South Ossetia as part of Georgia.
  • the U.S. and EU will be accommodated or integrated into the Caucasus initiative.
  • Russia and Turkey, together with the three South Caucasus countries ( Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan), but omitted the U.S. and EU, as well as Iran.
  • Turkey is an important energy transit country.
  • Abdullah Gul, Ilham Aliev and Gurbanguli Berdymuhammedov, in port of Turkmenbashi on the Caspian coast
  • It also showed that Turkey could play a major role in its implementation.
  • Turkey played a positive role in Afghanistan,
  • watch closely how the incoming Obama administration deals with the Armenian genocide resolution, which the Armenian lobby and its supporters in Congress propose yearly to the U.S. government.
  • Turkey is willing to participate in tighter sanctions against Iran, if and when sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council
  • the relations between the U.S. and Turkey will remain complex,
  • from the Caucasus to Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan, which dictate further dialogue
  • Diana Lee on 21 Sep 09
     
    Current Foreign Policy Info.
Diana Lee

Gloria Center: Turkey's New Foreign Minister and It's Foreign Policy Strategy [Article] - 0 views

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foreign policy turkey 2009

shared by Diana Lee on 29 Sep 09 - Cached
  • For Davutoglu, this represents a balanced policy between Turkey's European and Middle Eastern interests.
  • He is quite thoughtful about balancing Turkish interests and in some ways he seems like a Turkish version of the kind of thinking that typifies the EU.
  • that Turkey should have the best possible relations with all its neighbors and especially with those forces that are most threatening.
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  • .Throughout the 1990s we had certain problems with almost all of our neighbors. Now we have excellent relations with all of our neighbors."
  • Security for both sides is vital, since in the Middle East, if we want to have a real peace, security for the Palestinians should be equal to security of Israelis.
  • f Russia advances in the Caucasus and Central Europe through bullying or more militant methods, which side will Turkey choose?
  • Davutoglu's strategy of being friends with everyone seems an ideal policy for Turkey.
  • the Ankara regime's moves closer to the Iran-led alliance.
  • Diana Lee on 29 Sep 09
     
    Information about Turkey's Foreign Policy
Anne Wang

Turkish FM visits Egypt - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review - 0 views

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shared by Anne Wang on 23 Sep 09 - Cached
  • rade volume between the two countries has reached $5 billion
  • Anne Wang on 23 Sep 09
     
    Turkey and Egypt Good relation
Anne Wang

Syria and Turkey Deepen Bilateral Relations - Brookings Institution - 0 views

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shared by Anne Wang on 23 Sep 09 - Cached
  • For Syria, the military exercise with Turkey allows it to send a political message to Washington and make Israel nervous. For Turkey, the military exercise with Syria helps it better protect its borders and develop more positive relations with its Arab-Muslim neighbours
  • Turkish-Syrian relations have come a long way since 1998, but they still fall short of a strategic alliance, which requires parallel political visions for, and positioning in, the Middle East
  • On 27 April, Turkey and Syria launched their first joint military exercise
Anne Wang

Strengthening Turkey-Syria ties put Israel on backburner - Hurriyet Daily News and Econ... - 0 views

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shared by Anne Wang on 23 Sep 09 - Cached
  • relationship from cooperation to integration
  • Turkey and Syria announced plans to establish a high-level strategic cooperation mechanism to deepen ties in every sphere, similar to Turkey’s agreement with Iraq.
  • considerable change in Turkish-Syrian relations compared to the 1990s
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  • two countries struck military deals,
  • For Syria, it is important that Turkey distance itself from Israel
  • intelligence sharing, confidence-building measures
  • Anne Wang on 23 Sep 09
     
    Turkey and Syria Bad to Good
Justin Lazaro

'Strong Army, Strong Turkey' mark independence - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review - 0 views

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shared by Justin Lazaro on 29 Sep 09 - Cached
  • Justin Lazaro on 29 Sep 09
     
    'Strong Army, Strong Turkey' mark independence
  • Justin Lazaro on 29 Sep 09
     
    'Strong Army, Strong Turkey' mark independence
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