Economic Effects of Renewable Energy Development
Renewable energy development is one of the key priorities for both developed and developing countries. Many studies focus on renewable energy-climate interaction [Jones and Warner, 2016]. At the same time, benefits from renewable energy development are wide. They vary from job creation to its positive contribution to economic growth. Renewable […]
Turkey’s Foreign Trade Policy and Dynamics
International trade plays an important role in Turkey’s economy. Export remains a significant source of revenue for the country. Turkey is an important supplier of agricultural, manufacturing and technological products to the global market. Therefore, this commentary aims to analyze the dynamics of Turkey’s foreign trade, show its key trade […]
South Korea’s Immigration Policy and the End of Demographic Isolationism
South Korea is an outlier among high-in-come countries in terms the share of immigrants in the population. According to the UN Population Division statistics, immigrants made only 2.3% of the population of the Republic of Korea in 2019, which is nowhere near as much as other developed countries have (14%). […]
International Turkic Energy Union Congress
Throughout the history, Turkish world has never given up the ideology of becoming together and establishing global peace and order. In this context, many attempts have been made and some successes have been achieved individually. Today, cooperation processes are tried to be developed in an updated context within many organizations. […]
European Union and Tajikistan: Assistance for Prosperity
Tajikistan occupies a special role in the European Union’s (EU) policy in Central Asia. Being a low-income country that is prone to climate change and natural disasters, Tajikistan is the largest recipient of development aid from the EU countries in the region, which according to estimates accounts for over 40% […]
Central Asia at the Crossroad of the Vaccine Diplomacy Rush
As it turns out, the political and economic potential of the vaccine, especially its instrumental role in foreign policy, were duly notices from the early days of its invention in the late 18th century. What would be more striking throughout history, though, was the peacekeeping, rather than confrontational, effect of […]
Back to European Integration: Resetting the Foreign Policy Priorities of Moldova
The election of Maia Sandu as the President of Moldova on November 15, 2020, led to drastic changes in Moldovan politics and its foreign policy. As she had declared earlier, the new President of Moldova started to take actions aimed at intensification of the European integration of Moldova since she […]
Global Arms Trade and Implications for the Central Asian Region
A few weeks ago, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the leading international research institute on armed conflict, military expenditure and arms trade, presented its extensive annual Arms Industry Database for 2019 that elucidates the current state of affairs in the field of development and transfer of military technology […]
Illegal Landfill Sites in the Balkans Affecting Water Pollution
With the start of 2021, news agencies around the globe attracted public’s attention to the issue of floating waste in the Balkans, especially along the Drina and Lim rivers. It has been reported that during heavy rainfall events, waste was transported from illegal landfill sites to the local rivers contributing […]
Asya Avrupa No: 60
Değerli okuyucularımız, Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Uluslararası Türk-Kazak Üniversitesi’ne bağlı Avrasya Araştırma Enstitüsü’nün aylık yayını Asya Avrupa’nın 60. sayısını sizlere sunmaktan mutluluk duyuyoruz. 2020 yılı, yalnızca Avrasya bölgesi için değil, esasen tüm dünya için büyük kırılmaların yaşandığı bir yıl oldu. 2020 yılındaki gelişmelerin çok boyutlu etkileri hiç şüphesiz 2021 yılına da […]