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“Afghan refugees: Europe should develop an ambitious and collaborative structure”, Bernard Siman (Egmont, Belgium)
The TV news and press coverage of the mayhem in Kabul and around its airport mask the greater scrum by […]
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“EU arms export policy: achievements and current challenges”, Kyriakos Revelas (CIFE)
The EU regime for conventional arms exports, with its common criteria and commitments binding on Member States, aims at a […]
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“The EU and the Eastern Mediterranean: how to deal with Turkey”, Eduard Soler i Lecha (CIDOB, Barcelona)
Can a NATO ally and candidate for accession also be an adversary? EU leaders and institutions have always seen Ankara […]
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“Post-truth and alternative facts in Turkey’s policy concerning Greek-Turkish relations”, Virginia Balafouta (CEIA, Cyprus)
In the current paper, it is argued that Turkey’s policy on Greek-Turkish issues, over time and during Erdoğan’s rule, includes […]
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“After the European Council: is there a formula for stability with an unpredictable Turkey?”, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
One week before the European Council meeting, Turkey watchers witnessed a member of the Turkish Parliament from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) […]
Read moreVIADUCT Newsletter No. 11 – May 2020
The VIADUCT Newsletter No. 11 – May 2020 is out! In this newsletter you will find: The EDITORIAL by Prof. Meltem Müftüler-Baç […]
Read moreVIADUCT Newsletter No. 10 – February 2020
The VIADUCT Newsletter No. 10 – February 2020 is out! In this newsletter you will find: The EDITORIAL by Dr. Ebru Turhan […]
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TEPSA Explainer: The Battle of Istanbul
In this TEPSA Explainer, Eduard Soler (Senior Research Fellow at Barcelona Centre for International Relations – CIDOB, Barcelona) discusses what […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Turkish public opinion and the EU: erosion of trust”, Özgehan Şenyuva
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Turkish public opinion and the EU: erosion of trust” written by Özgehan […]
Read moreFEUTURE Synthesis Paper: The future of EU-Turkey relations: a Dynamic Association framework amidst Conflictual Cooperation
The FEUTURE final synthesis paper accomplishes two principal aims. First, it synthesizes FEUTURE’s research findings that study EU-Turkey relations in […]
Read moreFEUTURE Online Paper No. 32: Identity representations in the narratives on the EU-Turkey relations
This study aims to situate contemporary debates on the EU-Turkey relations in a broader historical context. It argues that understanding […]
Read moreFEUTURE Online Paper No. 31: Five phases of AKP identity politics and how it affects Turkey-EU relations
The main question of this paper is what direction the AKP’s identity-politics is likely to drive Tur-key-EU relations into the […]
Read moreFEUTURE Online Paper No. 30: Tracing ebbs and flows in political and legislative reforms in Turkey in view of EU-Turkey relations
This paper analyses and assesses the political and legislative reforms in Turkey since 1999. It assumes a somewhat circular relationship. […]
Read moreFEUTURE Voice No. 7: Allies at odds with interlinked fates: predicting the Turkey-EU security partnership for 2019
by Sinan Ülgen (EDAM) on behalf of all FEUTURE researchers contributing to the analysis within the security dimension The FEUTURE project sets out […]
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“Eastern Mediterranean hydrocarbons prospects: in need of a pragmatic geopolitical assessment”, Harry Tzimitras (IAI, Italy)
Harry Tzimitras, Eastern Mediterranean Hydrocarbons Prospects: In Need of a Pragmatic Geopolitical Assessment, IAI Commentaries, 19:18, IAI, March 2019. New […]
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“Interregnum: the regional order in the Middle East and North Africa after 2011”, Raffaella A. Del Sarto, Helle Malmvig and Eduard Soler i Lecha (CIDOB, Spain)
Raffaella A. Del Sarto, Helle Malmvig and Eduard Soler i Lecha, Interregnum: The Regional Order in the Middle East and […]
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The FEUTURE Concluding Conference ‘Back to the F(e)uture: Discussing scenarios for EU-Turkey Relations’ took place in Brussels
On 28 February and 1 March 2019, the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) and the University of Cologne hosted the […]
Read moreSeminar “What went wrong with the theories of moderation and what does the AKP case of Turkey show us?”, 27 February 2019 (IIR, Czech Republic)
Seminar: “What went wrong with the theories of moderation and what does the AKP case of Turkey show us?” When? […]
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“Turkey’s presidential system and the Kurds: Increased resentment, fragmentation, or deal-making?”, Toni Alaranta (FIIA, Finland)
Toni Alaranta, Turkey’s presidential system and the Kurds: Increased resentment, fragmentation, or deal-making?, 11.2018 The Kurds are an ethnic group of approximately […]
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“PESCO and Security Cooperation Between the EU and Turkey”, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Alessandro Marrone (IAI, Italy)
The Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) aims to achieve more effective, efficient and synergic military capabilities through a series of ad […]
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“Bottom-up Approaches to EU–Turkey Migration Cooperation: A Call for Sustainable, Principled, Fair and Inclusive Governance”, Asli Selin Okyay (IAI, Italy)
Based on stakeholder consultations in Turkey, this report examines civil society actors’ views on policy issues regarding migration and mobility, […]
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“Turkey’s choice: an election that might be too close to call”, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
How can one write a pre-election comment when there is so much at stake, society has become so polarised and […]
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“Turkey in and out of NATO? An instance of a turbulent alliance with Western institutions”, Yaprak Gürsoy, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
Turkey’s links with its Western allies have steadily deteriorated over the past few years. There have been major developments over […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 21: “Highly Skilled Migration between the EU and Turkey: Drivers and Scenarios”, Elena Sánchez-Montijano, Ayhan Kaya, Melike Janine Sökmen
Attracting and retaining highly skilled migrants has become a priority for countries looking to address labour shortages and to strengthen […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 20: “The Role of the Middle East in the EU-Turkey Security Relationship: Key Drivers and Future Scenarios”, Doruk Ergun, Andrea Dessì, Jakob Lindgaard, Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, Kamaran Palani
This paper analyses the effects of developments in the Middle East since 1999 on the security relationship between the European […]
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“The ‘New Turkey’ as a NATO Member: Domestic state transformation and competing strategic cultures”, Toni Alaranta (FIIA, Finland)
FIIA Working Paper 103, May 2018 This study uses the concept of ‘strategic culture’ to analyze how Turkey’s incumbent Justice […]
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“Turkey’s snap elections: Why in such a hurry?”, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
A clear victory for President Erdoğan might not be so sure if the economy turns bad, national pride fades away […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 19: “Turkey in European Identity Politics: Key Drivers and Future Scenarios”, Jakob Lindgaard, Ayça Uyğur Wessel, Cecilie Felicia Stokholm Banke
This paper presents a trends survey of identity-related primarily European representations of Turkey (but also vice versa) in the 1999-2017 […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 18: “Asylum Policy and the Future of Turkey-EU Relations: Between Cooperation and Conflict “, Başak Kale (with contributions from Angeliki Dimitriadi, Elena Sanchez-Montijano and Elif Süm)
Migration was a critical policy area for Turkey even before Turkey became an official candidate country to the EU in […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 17: “It Takes Two to Tango: Political changes in Europe and their Impact on Turkey’s EU bid “, Eduard Soler i Lecha, Funda Tekin, Melike Janine Sökmen
Political changes in the European Union and the EU member states, as much as political changes in Turkey, have an […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 16: “EU-Turkey Relations and Irregular Migration: Transactional Cooperation in the Making”, Angeliki Dimitriadi, Ayhan Kaya, Başak Kale, Tinatin Zurabishvili
The aim of this FEUTURE paper is twofold. First, to outline the relationship of the EU and Turkey in the […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 15: “Turkish and European Identity Constructions in the 1946-1999 Period”, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Johanna Chovanec, Seçkin Barış Gülmez, Bahar Rumelili, Alp Eren Topal
This FEUTURE paper focuses on Turkey’s and Europe’s perceptions of each other in identity and cultural terms between 1946 and […]
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The EU-Turkey Deal One Year On: A Delicate Balancing Act, Laura Batalla Adam (IAI, Italy)
in: “The International Spectator”, 52:4, Now in its sixth year, the war in Syria has triggered the largest humanitarian and […]
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“A Resilience Approach to a Failed Accession State: The Case of Turkey”, Sinan Ülgen (IAI, Italy)
The concept of “building resilience” in Turkey can be defined as improving the capacity of institutions and society to withstand […]
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Two to tango: the unchanging complexity of Turkey-EU relations, Ilke Toygür (Elcano Institute)
Another European Council meeting went by, with no substantial changes regarding Turkey-EU relations. Despite the very high degree of criticism […]
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Turkish investments abroad, with a special focus on Central and Eastern Europe, Tamás Szigetvári (IWE, Hungary)
in: IWE Working Papers, October 2017 Read it here.
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What Are the Prospects for Kurdish Independence after the Referendum?, Erzsébet N. Rózsa, Anett Arany, Máté Szalai et al. eds. (IWE,Hungary)
Budapest: Institute for Foreign Affairs and Trade. p. 7. (2017) KKI 4:1 Series of the Institute for Foreign Affairs and […]
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The EU and Geopolitics in the Mediterranean, in European Policy Briefs, MedReset, Anoush Ehteshami, Ariabarzan Mohammadi (IAI, Italy)
Anoush Ehteshami, Ariabarzan Mohammadi, The EU and Geopolitics in the Mediterranean, in European Policy Briefs, MedReset, Policy Briefs 2, IAI, […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 4: Turkish and European Identity Constructions in the 1815-1945 Period
This FEUTURE paper focuses on Turkey’s and Europe’s perceptions of each other in identity and cultural terms between two periods: […]
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FEUTURE Papers – Turkey’s European Future at a Crossroad: Where do we go from here?, Nathalie Tocci (IAI, Italy)
In the run-up to Turkey’s April 2017 referendum on a constitutional change, which will enshrine an unprecedented concentration of power […]
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FEUTURE EU 28 Country Report: Hungary. The Future of EU-Turkey Relations: Mapping Dynamics and Testing Scenarios, Zoltán Egeresi and Tamás Szigetvári (IWE, Hungary)
Zoltán Egeresi is the author of the Hungary report which is part of a series on the future of EU-Turkey relations. “The […]
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Political and geopolitical games in the Cypriot labyrinth: a Greek-Cypriot perspective, Costas Melakopides (Elcano, Spain)
Cyprus’s ‘bi-communal negotiations’ have collapsed once again but in a manner that reveals diplomatic cacophony, deceptive international ‘diplomatic’ practices and […]
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What Happens After Finding Refuge? The Integration of Syrian Refugees in Germany and Turkey, Anja Palm (IAI, Italy)
The Global Turkey in Europe (GTE) project established a platform to discuss and analyse the rapid transformation of Turkey in […]
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In depth, Volume 14 Issue 2, April 2017 (University of Nicosia, Cyprus)
The volume is accessible here. Charles ELLINAS – Energy Boost Success Panayiotis TILLIROS – The Role of East Med Gas in […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 3: Evolution of the EU’s and Turkey’s Security Interests, Threat Perceptions and Discourse
The FEUTURE Online Paper No. 3, authored by Soli Özel, Pol Morillas and Jakob Lindgaard, deals with the “Evolution of the […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 2: Energy and Climate Strategies, Interests and Priorities of the EU and Turkey
The FEUTURE Online Paper No. 2, authored by Lorenzo Colantoni, Dicle Korkmaz, Nicolò Sartori, Mirja Schroeder, Duygu Sever-Mehmetoglu and Suhnaz Yilmaz. […]
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FEUTURE PhD Online Paper No. 1: The discursive construction of Turkey’s role for European energy security: a critical geopolitical perspective
The FEUTURE PhD Online Paper Series have been launched, with a first issue on “The discursive construction of Turkey’s role for […]
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From Istanbul to Madrid: five things to know before the Turkish constitutional referendum, Ilke Toygur (Elcano, Spain)
Polls show a neck-to-neck race between the two sides. Today, the main question is not the constitutional reform itself, but […]
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One Year On: An Assessment of the EU-Turkey Statement on Refugees, Ilke Toygür and Bianca Benvenuti (IAI, Italy)
In 2015 the EU faced one of the most severe crises in its entire history. The refugee flows from the […]
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Turkey’s critical constitutional referendum: an introduction, Ilke Toygur (Elcano, Spain)
As a new challenge to its democratic existence, Turkey is going to a constitutional referendum on April 16th, with a […]
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Turkish Troops in Syria: Is it all about the Kurds from now on? Toni Alaranta (FIIA, Finland)
From 2011 to August 2016, Turkey aimed for a regime change in Syria by arming various Islamist and jihadi factions, […]
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The Migration Paradox and EU-Turkey Relations, Bianca Benvenuti (IAI, Italy)
Since the beginning of the Arab uprisings in 2011 and as a result of growing instability in the region, migration […]
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The EU-Turkey March 2016 Agreement As a Model: New Refugee Regimes and Practices in the Arab Mediterranean and the Case of Libya, Peter Seebert (IAI, Italy)
Taking as its point of departure the EU-Turkey agreement of March 2016 regarding refugees and migrants, this paper analyses the […]
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