Armenia – Russia Relations ın the Framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization
The Collective Security Treaty Organizations (CSTO) is a successor of the Collective Security Treaty (CST), which was signed on the 15th of May, 1992 by newly independent states such as Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. Later in 1993, Belarus, Azerbaijan and Georgia joined the Treaty. As a result […]
Cultural Dimension of China’s New Silk Road Initiative
The most obvious incarnation of revitalization of China’s efforts to strengthen its presence in Eurasia became the Chinese New Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the XXI century Marine Silk Road united into the so called One Belt, One Road Initiative, which has become one of the most iconic and […]
Regional Identity Formation in Central Asia from Historical Perspective
During the history of humanity, the identity issues have always played an important role in influencing the course of political and socio-economic processes. Models and approaches of the identity formation have been changed over time and each period of history has its own specific model of identity formation. People have […]
New Format of Dialogue between the U.S. and Central Asian States: C5+1 Initiative
The decision of principle to launch a new dialogue format between the U.S. and Central Asian countries was made during the UN General Assembly in New York on September 26, 2015. After On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Ministers […]
Asya Avrupa No: 4
Merhabalar, Asya Avrupa dergimizin dördüncü sayısı ile karşınızdayız. Avrasya bölgesinin tüm dünya ülkelerinin ilgisini çekmesine paralel olarak yayınlarımıza da artan ilgi bizleri memnun etmektedir. Avrasya Bölgesiyle ilgili haberleri yorumlayarak veren bir dergi olarak AsyaAvrupa dergimize bu şekliyle devam etmek arzusundayız. Bu sayımızda yine çeşitli konularda 30 civarında haber-yorum yayınlayarak okuyucularımıza […]
Threat from Afghanistan in the Central Asian Security Agenda
Over the past several years, the Central Asian republics have expressed their concern regarding the security issues ascending from the rising destabilization in Afghanistan. For many years, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has represented the most substantial security challenge for the Central Asian landscape. Therefore, the withdrawal of the military […]
Turkey-EU Refugee Agreement: Current Developments and Impact of Schengen to Domestic Tourism Sector in Turkey*
The Refugee agreement between Turkey and EU has based on the “one in-one out” rule meaning all refugees arriving in Greece through Turkey will be send back to Turkey if their asylum request has been rejected. In return, for each returned refugee EU countries will permanently accept one Syrian who […]
Cooperation of the Central Asian Countries on the Issue of Revival of the Aral Sea
In 1960s the Aral Sea was the fourth largest sea in the world. However, over the years, the sea has been gradually shrinking, leading to one of the greatest global environmental catastrophes of the desiccation of the Aral Sea. Agricultural water withdrawal and construction of major dams is the main […]
Energy Investments in Kazakhstan: Plans for 2016
The economy of Kazakhstan faced with the challenge of adjusting to the oil price shock in 2015. With the oil price forecast of 40 dollar per barrel, the real economic growth rate is expected to be 2.1% in 2016. However, since 2015 the Government of Kazakhstan has been implementing a […]
Iran’s Political System: The Case of Parliamentary Elections
Speaking of the political system of Iran the consideration must be given to the fact that the Iranian politics operate within the framework of theocracy. According to the Iranian constitution dated December 1979 and its 1989 amendment, laws and regulations in the country must be based on Islamic ideology, which […]