Search results for: S. Frederick Starr
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Kazakhstan’s Bid for the UN Security Council
...Since independence, Kazakhstan’s foreign policy – and its multilateral relations in particular – has expressed a clear logic: to develop a role as a respectable international citizen that can...
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Asserting Statehood: Kazakhstan’s Role in International Organizations
...Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan has developed a record of being the most proactive and innovative former Soviet republic in the sphere of international cooperation. Kazakhstan’s...
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Central, East Europe’s road to benefits
...The One Belt, One Road initiative needs to be aligned with Central and Eastern European Counties’ development plans, argues Dr. Minru Liu. Coordination and cooperation in this diverse region...
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Turkey’s Future: If not a “Big Finland,” Maybe a “Small China?”
...The AKP regime does not stand out in the history of the Turkish republic because it is authoritarian. Rather, what makes it unique is that its endeavor to establish...
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Erdogan’s Pyrrhic Victory: The Turkish Election and the Prospects for a Presidential System
...use the AKP’s parliamentary majority to try to push ahead with his plans for an autocratic presidential system, the result showed that he has no popular mandate for one....
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Violence Saved AKP’s Power, but the Regime needs Peace with the Kurds
...The combination of military and deep state operations has rescued the power of the AKP, restoring its majority in parliament. Now, it is in President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s interest...
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Myanmar’s 2015 General Elections: Structure, Process, and Issues
...The second general elections since the beginning of Myanmar’s political transformation toward a multiparty democracy will take place on November 8. This year’s election will comprise all opposition parties...
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A pattern of death: Turkey’s progressives are prey to the Leviathan
...Turkey’s democrats, leftists and minorities have always been prey to the sinister machinations of the multi-tentacle Leviathan that is in charge of the country. Arrayed against them have been...
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Park’s “Trustpolitik” Challenge
...Half-way into her presidential term, how has South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s “trustpolitik” fared in regard to assuaging tensions and dispelling mistrust vis-à-vis North Korea? Sangsoo Lee and Bernt...
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The Rise of Diyanet: the Politicization of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs
...Since 2010, the State Directorate for Religious Affairs has risen in prominence. Diyanet’s budget has quadrupled under the AKP, and the Directorate now issues fatwas on demand, as well...