International Organizations

Europe's Turkish Awakening

Sat, 18/03/2017 - 08:35
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Sat, 18/03/2017
Europe's Turkish Awakening

by Burak Bekdil
The Gatestone Institute
Dutch police contain a riot that broke out in Rotterdam on March 11 when pro-Erdogan crowds violently protested the Dutch government's refusal of entry to Turkish government ministers.
Turkey, officially, is a candidate for full membership in the European Union. It is also negotiating with Brussels a deal that would allow millions of Turks to travel to Europe without visa. 

Erdogan and EU Go Off Rails – a Plague on Both Their Houses

Sat, 18/03/2017 - 08:29
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Sat, 18/03/2017
Erdogan EU

 FINIAN CUNNINGHAM 
The extraordinary war of words erupting between Turkey and the European Union is pushing already strained relations to breaking point. Ankara has banned all Dutch diplomats from its territory after the Netherlands banished Turkish ministers from holding political rallies, while deploying heavy-handed policing to break up the rallies.

Europe's 'Turkish Awakening'

Wed, 15/03/2017 - 08:47
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Wed, 15/03/2017
Europe's 'Turkish Awakening'

by Burak Bekdil
Europe looks united in not allowing Erdogan to export Turkey's sometimes even violent political polarization into the Old Continent. Erdogan clearly rejected Merkel's mention of "Islamist terror" on grounds that "the expression saddens Muslims because Islam and terror cannot coexist".

Turkey does not need a second diplomatic assassination

Tue, 14/03/2017 - 09:31
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Tue, 14/03/2017
Netherlands Turkey


Barcin Yinanc
It goes without saying that every Western diplomatic mission in Turkey must have reviewed security measures around their compounds - not only after intensified threats from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) but also after the failed July 15 coup, which saw a rise in anti–Western feelings here.

The OSCE and the Future of European Security

Tue, 28/02/2017 - 11:51
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Tue, 28/02/2017
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe


By Christian Nünlist for Center for Security Studies (CSS)

 

According to Christian Nünlist, Austria faces a daunting task while chairing the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) this year. After all, redirecting Europe back on the path to collective security will be difficult. Nünlist nevertheless believes that Vienna has the necessary mediation skills to restore the lost trust between Russia and the West, among other tasks.

NATO, the Middle East and Eastern Europe

Thu, 23/02/2017 - 08:30
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Thu, 23/02/2017
NATO, the Middle East and Eastern Europe

 By George Friedman

NATO's mission has shifted, but are its members willing to meet the new challenges?
Over the past week, American officials have attended meetings of NATO and the Munich Security Conference. The topic has been the future of NATO, with the United States demanding once more that the Europeans carry out their obligation to maintain effective military forces in order to participate in the NATO military alliance. 

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