... study performed by the RIAC and the Center for Strategic Research (SAM) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey. SAM publishes academic journal “Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs” (Turkey), an English language journal ... ... materials included in this report were initially published in a special issue of
PERCEPTIONS
. The paper presents the views of Russian and Turkish experts in the field of International Relations on the relationship between the two sides with a focus on ...
... Directions of a Multidimensional Pertnership». RIAC Website Editor Anastasia Tolstukhina discussed with
Mesut Özcan
, Director of the Diplomacy Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, the significance of the Track II diplomacy for international politics, current negative and positive trends in Russia–Turkey relations, possible joint actions of Moscow and Ankara in the Middle East and other issues.
Could you share your thoughts on the conference? How would you assess its role in Russia–Turkey dialog?
А Grigory Lukyanov, Ruslan Mamedov:
Russia ...
The story of how Russia won the (First) Russo-American Cyberwar because American President Barack Obama ... ... unsurprisingly, Putin was emboldened on all these fronts.
Even during Kerry’s fastidious diplomacy, on September 19th Russia deliberately bombed a well-known UN aid convoy heading... ... increased in places like Germany and Austria. Furthermore, U.S. and NATO “ally” Turkey has taken a decidedly sharp anti-democratic and anti-Western plunge and is clearly...
... governments balk at attempts to coordinate regional refugee and economic policies. In France, a rising far-right party funded by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government may possibly come to control France in the coming years. Poland seems to be ... ... Israeli-Palestinian conflict stifles Israel’s left and drives its people further to the right. The assault on democratic norms in Turkey by its government is far worse. Still worse in that region, the Arab Spring has, in general, become a massive tragedy.
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In the wake of Turkey’s downing of a Russian military jet that violated its airspace and Russia’s resulting casualties, tensions are certainly on the rise. Despite the fact that these tensions should not be overblown, important questions about Putin’s aims need to be addressed....
