Between the sixth and tenth centuries, the Khazar Turkic Khaganate ruled over a vast territory in Eastern Europe and emerged as a great and powerful state that left a deep imprint on world history. It constituted the origin of the first Rus’ polity and of several other states. The roots of the Ashkenazi Jews—and indeed of all Jews of Eastern and Northern Europe—lie in Khazar Turkic society.
This study aims to analyze Turkish military presence in Africa in its new roles as a peace and security provider. Türkiye's military presence in Africa has sparked debates regarding Türkiye's great power status and the underlying lofty ambitions, as well as the potential linkages with other patterns and out-of-area military operations.
The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has emerged as a formidable force influencing the geopolitical and security landscape of Afghanistan and the broader South Asian region. The paper hypothesizes that ISKP’s alliances and rivalries with key stakeholders such as Al- Qaeda, the Haqqani Network, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).
The world is going through a critical phase, where boundaries are being pushed excessively in almost every aspect. Various social and political structures such as family, society, and the state, including the individuals themselves, are facing a profound security crisis, both in terms of mind and body.
The Philippines is relatively susceptible to fronting the tangible effects of climate change, and environmental security is placed under jeopardy. The country is situated along the western part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, where strong typhoons and other natural disasters induced by climate change occur. Thus, the realization of the Paris Climate Agreement poses a profound impact globally
Since the September 11 attacks, counter-terrorism (CT) has gained prominence and become a central issue throughout the world. Given the growing transnational character of terrorism, counter-measures also entailed a collective nature. At this point, the role of global and regional organizations to bring the efforts of the individual countries into a meaningful action become much more important.
Border security ensures sustainable development of a state. Pakistan has the longest border with Afghanistan known as “Durand Line.“ The borderland is rugged, mountainous and porous unable to control the transition of people across the frontier. Both countries are having a history of strained relations but in the past forty years, there were two mass migrations of Afghan people to Pakistan.
Introduction: The Conceptualisation of Terrorism The concept of security historically based on the emergence of human society is also an ambiguity concept both in International Relations discipline and in daily usage. On the one hand while discussions about defining and specifying of the scope of the concept is continuing, on the other hand it is frequently
This is hard to materialize the perpetual peace by Kantian dream. It needs a lot of transparency, a whole gamut of committed political leadership and a collective will for a lasting peace. The problem with ethnic conflicts, especially centered on self-determination, is that they last for decades. Moreover,
During the so-called “Arab Spring” process, Libya experienced the revolution following the revolution of Tunis. The Libyan revolution began on 17th February 2011 in Benghazi. After that, the optimistic expectations on the democratic revolutions based on political and economic liberalism in Arab countries began to be lost. In this respect, the failure of establishing political
On 11th June this year President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari has sent the official letter to the Turkmenistan President Gorbangolu Berdimohamed and told about his interests in TAPI project.
Taking into consideration the importance of energy projects in economic, political and security spheres in this article, by showing Armenia as a main example,
“Turkey-Azerbaijan relations should be developed snapping a rational basis. As these relations are defined as “one nation, two states” slogan, this must also be applied to economic and foreign relations of these two states.
Before the Ottoman Empire’s existence in the Greek lands, Greeks were under the rule of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) and the terms like ‘Hellas’ and
The 1990s was a period in which the Cold War ended and socialist regimes collapsed. In this period, the Balkan countries and communities came in a radical transformation and changing process. Within this process, the socioeconomic structures of the Balkan countries were reconstructed and reformed within the context of free market economy.
Le continent africain dispose de plusieurs institutions regionales et sous-regionales impliquees dans le renforcement des capacites et le developpement economique. La contribution de ces institutions est tout â fait remarquable.
Turkey has enjoyed challenging and intricate relations with the European Union (EU) for over half a century. Official ties began in 1963 when Turkey and the then-European Economic Community concluded an Association Agreement that ushered in freer trade and closer political cooperation.
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