Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea: the View from China
The South China Sea disputes involve both island and maritime claims among several sovereign states within the region, namely Brunei, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. There are disputes about the Paracels and the Spratlys island chains, aswell as maritime boundaries in the Gulf of Tonkin. The South China Sea plays a significant role in the […]
On the Eve of the V Caspian Summit in Astana
Current geopolitical situation in the Caspian region clearly demonstrates the necessity for searching a mutually acceptable solution regarding both establishment of the new legal status and determination of the regime of use of the Caspian Sea. For more than two decades, the littoral countries have been trying to adopt a […]
Foreign Direct Investments in the Economy of Kyrgyzstan
During the last few years, the economy of Kyrgyzstan has grown due to the significant increase in gold exports and trade with the neighbouring countries. Although the economic recession in Russia led to a decline in the demand for Kyrgyz goods, which caused a reduction in non-gold exports of the […]
Bilateral Economic Cooperation between Japan and Uzbekistan
In the early nineties of the XX century the importance of Central Asian region seemed insignificant for Japan. However, when the Prime Minister of Japan in 1997, Ryutaro Hashimoto, put forward the concept of “Silk Road Diplomacy”, this concept caused significant changes in Japan’s policy in Central Asia. The “Central Asia + Japan” Dialogue initiated in 2004 marked […]
Remittance Inflows to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in 2016: Current Trends and Prospects
Russia is an essentially important country for Central Asian migrant workers. Considering the fact that 60% of the remittance to the Central Asian countries is coming from Russia, there is a heavy reliance on the Russian economy by the region countries. In addition, remittance coming from Russia is an essentially […]
Asya Avrupa No: 9-10
Merhabalar, Asya-Avrupa dergimizde bir aylık bir aradan sonra Eylül-Ekim 2016 sayısı ile karşınızdayız. Bu sayımızda Türkiye Özel Okullar Birliği Yüksek İstişare Konseyi Başkanı, Türk Parlamenterler Birliği Yüksek Danışma Kurulu Üyesi ve TOBB Türkiye Eğitim Meclisi Başkanı Dr. Yusuf Ekinci ile röportaj gerçekleştirdik. Kendisi, İsmail Gaspıralı’nın hayatı, eğitimle ilgili reform düşünceleri […]
CONSUMER LENDING IN KAZAKHSTAN
Due to the globalization, thriving consumer society, and rapid development of the financial intermediation, consumer lending, which includes unsecured loans lent to individuals, has become a fastgrowing area of the banking services over the past ten years in developing countries, such as Kazakhstan. Moreover, as a result of the world […]
Asya Avrupa No: 8
Merhabalar, Asya Avrupa dergimizin Ağustos 2016 sayısı ile karşınızdayız. Bu sayımızda altı analiz ve 21 haber yorumu sizlerle paylaşmaya karar verdik. Okuyucularımıza yararlı olmasını diliyorum. Bölgesinde güçlü ve istikrarlı bir ülke olarak Türkiye’nin son 15 yılda göstermiş olduğu ekonomik performans gerçekten dikkat çekici olmuştur. Hükümetin yurt içi ve dışındaki bu […]
15 July Attempted Coup in Turkey and Fethullah Terror Organization
In recent days, it seems that Gulen Community / Fethullah Terror Organization (FETO) and other terror organizations such as PKK and PYD have been used to damage the stability in Turkey, to separate its citizens deliberately, to betray the trust on democracy and politics and to make the environment in the country open for a possible external intervention. After […]
Refugee Agreement between Turkey and the EU: Evaluating the Relocation and Resettlement Process
After the escalation of the conflict in Syria in 2011, 4.8 million Syrians have fled to the neighboring countries such as Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq. In addition, 6.6 million people are internally displaced in Syria. Moreover, around 1 million of these people have requested an asylum to Europe. […]