Turkish-Azerbaijani energy relations

Turkish-Azerbaijani relations are currently taking shape based upon energy relations. This development is based on the two countries’ priorities in foreign policy and regional politics, underpinned by the mutual political will to maintain relations at this level. This paper analyzes the evolution of energy cooperation, Turkey’s attempt to become an energy hub in the region and Azerbaijan’s placement of energy politics as a central component in its foreign policy orientation. It concludes that Azerbaijan increased it leverage in regional energy politics and Turkey took a significant stride forward in terms of shifting from a transit country into an energy hub

Arap baharı sonrası jeopolitik, İŞİD ve Türkiye (Post-Arab spring geopolitics, ISIS and Turkey)

IŞİD gibi yeni bölgesel oluşumlar, bölgesel sistemin çevresinde yer alsa da bu sistemin merkezi güçlerine doğrudan meydan okuyorlar. Bu gelişme, bölge dışındaki aktörler arasında da kaygı uyandırıyor. Buna ilaveten, Arap Baharı coğrafyasındaki ulus-dışı oluşumların güçlendirilmesi, ulus-devletlerin olduğu kadar bölgesel örgütlerin etkilerini azaltıyor ve meşruiyetlerini sorgulatıyor

Brugada-type Electrocardiographic Pattern Induced by Fever

ST-segment elevation in Brugada syndrome is caused by a shift in the ionic current balance and the creation of a voltage gradient between the epicardium and the endocardium. This ionic mechanism have been shown to be temperature dependent. We describe a 33-year-old man who presented with fever with the dynamic electrocardiographic changes similar to the Brugada syndrome. These electrocardiographic anomalies disappeared when the temperature returned to normal

İran nükleer anlaşması, Ortadoğu'da güç dengesi ve Türkiye (Iran nuclear deal, balance of power in the Middle East and Turkey)

Değişen Ortadoğu dengeleri ve Batı ile İran’ın uzlaşma girişimleri, Türk dış politikasının uluslararası alanda daha aktif bir rol üstlenmesine katkıda bulunabilir ve Ankara’nın dış politika vizyonunu yeniden yapılandırmaya çalıştığı bir zamanda Türkiye’nin bölgesel etkisini arttırabilir

India's dilemma in the Arab spring

How can India’s reactions to the Arab Spring be explained? Why did India react differently to the Libyan and Syrian cases? How do India’s responses justify its aspiration to take an active role in an emerging multilateral international order? This paper attempts to answer these questions by analyzing India’s major interests in the MENA region. India’s voting behavior vis-à-vis the UN resolutions during its Security Council tenure offers a critical empirical baseline supporting this analysis. The paper highlights that India’s traditional foreign policy based on the non-alignment and non-interventionist principles have been driven by its economy, energy and diaspora-related interests towards the MENA region. The Arab Spring created a dilemma for India in its foreign policy making and a partial deviation from the traditional foreign policy approach, especially in multilateral platforms. Despite these challenges, this paper argues that India successfully resisted the wave of the Arab Spring

Davutoğlu era in Turkish foreign policy revisited

The challenges of the Arab Spring and of Syrian unrest in particular have generated scholarly debate on Ahmet Davutoğlu’s broadly appreciated ‘zero problems with neighbors’ principle in Turkish foreign policy. This article presents an assessment of the viability of the Davutoğlu vision and the changing parameters of foreign policy in a new era. It concludes with a discussion of a crucial question: “Is this the end of Davutoğlu’s foreign policy vision?