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1. The Steppe and Early European State Formation

Author:
Iver B. Neumann
Publication Date:
08-2011
Content Type:
Journal Article
Journal:
Uluslararasi Iliskiler
Institution:
Uluslararasi Iliskiler
Abstract:
It is not a self-evident thing for a group of scholars to invite an outsider who has studied the home turf of that group to open one of their conferences. I am extremely pleased to be here, and I want to make the most of the opportunity by calling attention to an area of study that my previous work has been pointing me to, and that I believe we who study International Relations (IR) should make our own. I am talking about a relation between two places in time. The relation is the one between nomads and sedentaries. The places are the Eurasian steppe and the sedentary polities to its west. By the Eurasia steppe I mean that vast tract of land that stretched from the Mongolian-Turkic homelands around Karakorum, north of the agricultural lands of the Chinese, the Persians and the Byzantines, all the way to where the grasslands started to give way to forest, and where there lived Slavic and Finno-Ugric tribes. The time is what Europeans call the middle ages.
Topic:
International Relations
Political Geography:
China, Europe, and Eurasia

2. The Tulip Revolution: Kyrgyzstan One Year After

Author:
Erica Marat
Publication Date:
09-2009
Content Type:
Journal Article
Journal:
Uluslararasi Iliskiler
Institution:
Uluslararasi Iliskiler
Abstract:
Erica Marat tarafından kaleme alınan The Tulip Revolution: Kyrgyzstan One Year After (Lale Devrimi: Bir Yıl Sonra Kırgızistan) başlıklı bu kitap, Kırgızistan'da 24 Mart 2005 tarihinde Kırgız halkının büyük baskısı sonucu Cumhurbaşkanı Askar Akayev'in iktidardan uzaklaştırılması ile gerçekleşen ve Lale Devrimi olarak adlandırılan olaylardan sonraki bir yıllık süreci tüm ayrıntılarıyla ele almaktadır. Aslen bir Kırgız olan Erica Marat, bu özelliŞinin saŞladıŞı avantajı kullanarak Lale Devriminden sonraki bir yıl içerisinde Kırgızistan'ın iç ve dış politikasının nasıl şekillendiŞini, Jamestown Foundation'a baŞlı olan Eurasia Daily Monitor'de yayınlan yazılarından yararlanarak tarihsel bir şekilde anlatmaktadır. Erica Marat'ın ülkesinin iç dinamiklerini çok iyi bilen bir araştırmacı olması ve yerel kaynaklardan yararlanabilmesi eserine özgünlük katmıştır. Kitap, Lale Devrimi'nin yıldönümünde yayınlamış olması ve bu bir yılda yaşanılanları sıcaŞı sıcaŞına anlatması bakımından da oldukça ilgi çekicidir. Söz konusu kitapta, özellikle 24 Mart'ta yaşanılanlardan sonra kurulan geçici hükümetle birlikte daha önce Akayev hükümetinde görev almış fakat Akayev tarafından siyasetten uzaklaştırıldıktan sonra muhalefete katılmış Kurmanbek Bakiyev'in Kırgız siyaset sahnesindeki konumu anlatılmaktadır. Ayrıca, kitapta Kırgızistan'da 24 Mart sonrası geçiş döneminde yaşanılan istikrar sorunları, Özbekistan'da gerçekleşen Andican olaylarının komşusu Kırgızistan'a nasıl yansıdıŞı, ülkedeki Amerikan ve Rus üslerinin durumu, Kırgızistan'daki CumhurbaşkanlıŞı seçimleri sırasında ve sonrasında Lale Devrimine imza atan liderler arasında yaşanan çekişmelere yer verilmektedir. Buna ek olarak, kitapta yer alan diŞer önemli bir unsur ise Lale Devrimi ardından, yeni bir Cumhurbaşkanı ve yeni bir iktidarla birlikte Kırgızistan'da ülkenin baŞımsızlıŞını kazanmasından beri var olan yolsuzluk, nepotizm, bölgesel kayırmacılık, mafya-siyaset ilişkisi ve demokratikleşme gibi konuların nasıl bir aşama geçirdiŞidir. Tüm bu noktalara deŞinirken yazar tarafsızlıŞını korumak adına kendi görüşlerini dile getirmekten mümkün oldukça kaçınmıştır. Hatta yazarın bu dönemle ilgi diŞer yazıları göz önünde bulundurulduŞunda üslubunun çok yumuşak olduŞu söylenilebilir. Yazarın konuları ele alırken Kırgız halkı ile yaptıŞı röportajlara yer vermesi anlatımını büyük ölçüde zenginleştirmekte ve hem iç politikada hem de dış politikada yaşanılanlar konusunda Kırgızların neler düşündüŞünü okuyucuya net bir şekilde yansıtmaktadır.
Political Geography:
Eurasia and Kyrgyzstan

3. An Example of Turkey's Multilateral Initiativesin Eurasia: Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation

Author:
Emel G. Oktay
Publication Date:
06-2006
Content Type:
Journal Article
Institution:
Uluslararasi Iliskiler
Abstract:
This study aims at evaluating the dynamics that paved the way for the inception of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) initiative, which was lauched by Turkey taking advantage of the impact of the changes in the international system generated by the ending of the Cold War period. For the evaluation of the success and perenniality of the BSEC initiative, organizational structure and perceptions of member countries are also studied. In addition to important economic cooperation, initiatives aimed at security cooperation in the Black Sea, are also analysed by taking into account their impact upon the regional and international arena. Finally, the achievements of BSEC since its inception in 1992 are evaluated and some suggestions are provided.
Topic:
Cold War and Economics
Political Geography:
Eurasia and Turkey

4. Eurasian Alternative in Turkish Foreign Policy

Author:
Erel Tellal
Publication Date:
03-2005
Content Type:
Journal Article
Institution:
Uluslararasi Iliskiler
Abstract:
One of the constant fundamental principles of Turkish foreign policy during the republican era has been its “Western orientation”. In spite of this fact Turkey faced an “Eurasian alternative” in the last decade. Turkey, after negligence for 70 years, has tried to develop (to have friendly relations) with Central Asian and southern Caucasian states after they had acquired independence. The attempt of the last ten years can be called as failure of the last ten years. Since the State and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs remained ineffective in the process of determining policy and implementing it, this vacuum was filled by extreme nationalists who are inclined to see themselves as “big brother” and also by religious fundamentalists. Moreover, reasons stemming from the region and international environment played a role in the failure of Turkish policies as well. In the second decade Turkey should determine the related factors and head toward to cooperate with regional countries and Russia in order to become successful in the region.
Topic:
Foreign Policy
Political Geography:
Russia, Europe, Central Asia, Eurasia, Turkey, and Asia

5. Strategic Importance of Eurasia for Turkey's Export-Oriented Economy Policies

Author:
Mert Bilgin
Publication Date:
09-2005
Content Type:
Journal Article
Institution:
Uluslararasi Iliskiler
Abstract:
It is almost impossible for Turkey to find a room in Eurasia based on its political meaning. However the more Eurasia is assigned an economic meaning, the more Turkey can benefit from its advantages. The necessity to ameliorate the terms of the energy agreements signed with Eurasian energy exporters and to increase exportations to these countries through strong brands fortified by the concept of TURQUALITY® are the two preconditions of this. By this positioning Turkey will better respond to the forthcoming pressures from; 1- High costs of energy and raw materials imported from Eurasian countries. 2- Full EU membership of East European countries, 3- Eurasian Customs Union, 4- Global price competition especially in the textile sector. Eurasia, which should be considered within this structure, does not indicate an alternative against Europe, but rather offers opportunities along which Turkey has the potency to position itself as a "Eurasian Tiger" if it manages to overcome these pressures.
Topic:
Economics
Political Geography:
Europe, Eurasia, and Turkey

6. Classical Geopolitical Theories in International Relations and Their Contemporary Interpretations

Author:
Ismail Hakki Iscan
Publication Date:
06-2004
Content Type:
Journal Article
Journal:
Uluslararasi Iliskiler
Institution:
Uluslararasi Iliskiler
Abstract:
Geopolitics, which is the science of politics on geography, has throughout the history focused on geographical areas to be controlled or on geographical reasons for expansion of states. Those who aim to rule the world by controlling certain geographical areas have especially searched for ways of controlling Eurasia. In the core of geopolitical approaches that this paper deals with, is the aim of controlling the World through control of Eurasia first.
Topic:
International Relations, Energy Policy, and Politics
Political Geography:
Europe, Eurasia, and Asia