Turkish Policy Quarterly Vol 5, No. 2 (Summer 2006)
"The Wider Black Sea Area: Region, Crossroads, or Buffer?"
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Nigar Göksel From the desk of the editor |
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Ross Wilson "The United States is not a littoral state, and that affects what it can do and how it might do it. From the U.S. point of view, NATO is and will remain the premier provider of security for the Euro-Atlantic region, which includes the Black Sea." TPQ-article: "U.S. Policy in the Black Sea Region" |
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Peter Semneby "The European Neighborhood Policy is a framework that provides for broad and intensive interaction on large parts of the EU acquis. Clearly, it does not contain a membership perspective." TPQ-article: "The Role of the E.U. in the Resolution of the Conflicts in the South Caucasus" |
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Tedo Japaridze "The EU expansion towards the Black Sea is irreversible and BSEC needs to find the most appropriate ways to benefit from it and help the European Union "understand" the efficiency of BSEC for long-term European security perspectives." TPQ-article: "BSEC: A Road Map to Relevance" |
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Suat Kiniklioglu "Moscow is quite wary of Turkey's EU drive. Russian diplomats have been courting Turkey's Euro-skeptics for years ... A common Turkish sentiment about Russian overtures is that "the Russians treat the Turks with respect" – a clear reference to frustration with perennial European criticism." TPQ-article: "Turkey and Russia: Partnership by Exclusion?" |
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Gareth Winrow "It will not be easy for hydrocarbons from Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to be transported to Europe via Turkey as at present almost all westward pipeline connections from these states run through Russia." TPQ-article: "Possible Consequences of a New Geopolitical Game in Eurasia on Turkey as an Emerging Energy Transport Hub" |
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Andreas Marchetti "One of the obstacles to Turkey's aspirations is that its membership would thwart the concept of a continuous semi-periphery, designed to "protect" the EU from "problematic countries" (like Iran and Iraq)." TPQ-article: "Widening Without Enlarging: The European Neighborhood and the South Caucasus" |
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Verena Knaus "The merit based approach to the accession process had won the EU considerable credit in the past. But, the Damocles Sword of rejection by public referendum now hangs over governments, steering their countries through the arduous process of trying to meet all necessary criteria, from Copenhagen to Rome, Maastricht, and Schengen." TPQ-article: "Turkey and Its Balkan Neighbors: Partners or Competitors?" |
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Borut Grgic "Europe needs a new concept to de-link enlargement from the reforms process. An enlargement perspective can no doubt serve as a catalyst for reforms; however it is problematic that in many countries this perspective has become the principle driver behind reforms." TPQ-article: "A New Strategic Outlook for Turkey" |