(AVRUPA) ORTAK GÜVENLİK VE SAVUNMA POLİTİKASI

Author(s): Sait Yilmaz / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 27/2015

Lisbon Agreement on Dec 1st, 2009 has remarked the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) of EU instead of European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). European Union has suffered from vital incapabilities in her defense structure although took part in some military operations in World wide such as peace keeping in Africa and police missions in Afghanistan. Hard power gap between EU and USA has drastically widen in recent decades. EU countries provided modest contributions into NATO operation in Afghanistan. EU makes much more effort to develop her soft power and aims transformations in near geographies. However, it is fact that EU system is bulky as witnessed in Arab movements. NATO and EU have to reconsider their defense policies in common understanding.

ABD İSTİHBARATINDA YAŞANAN DEĞİŞİMLER

Author(s): Sait Yilmaz / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 13/2012

Dünyada istihbaratın güvenlik, dış politika, savunma, özel şirketler ve teknoloji ile dansı her gün yeni örnekler ile başımızı döndürüyor. Geçtiğimiz döneme Wikileaks, El Kaide lideri Bin Ladin’in öldürülmesi damgasını vururken, Arap Baharı adı verilen Orta Doğu ayaklanmaları ile savunma-sosyal medya-istihbarat işbirlikleri bir kez daha öne çıkıyor. Siber alanda her gün yeni bir teknolojik gelişme ile karşılaşıyoruz. 11 Eylül 2001’den beri Batılı istihbarat servisleri büyük bir değişim geçirmekte, yeni güvenlik ortamına adapte olabilmek için teknolojiyi önlerine katarak yarışmaktadırlar. Görüntü ve sinyal istihbaratı için uzayda yapılan yarışa, ekonomik istihbarat alanındaki yarış eklendi. Son 50 yıldır istihbarat alanındaki reform girişimleri sadece teşkilat düzenlemeleri ile istihbarat örgütlerinin bir yere varamayacağını göstermiştir. İstihbarat reformları sadece prosedürel değişim değil, yeni durumlara kendini adapte edebilecek şekilde kültürel değişimi de gerektirmektedir. Bu makalede önce istihbarat alanında reform çalışmalarına daha sonra CIA’dan başlayarak, Amerikan istihbarat sisteminde son dönemde yapılan çalışmalara yer vereceğiz.

ABD VE TÜRKİYE ÖRNEKLERİ İLE SİYASAL ALANDA ÖTEKİLİK

Author(s): Taylan Maral / Language(s): Turkish / Issue: 14/2012

It is commonly known that the institution of politics uses every kind of concepts, rules and systems, for its own sake for governing society. While doing this, it especially uses mass media. The term of “otherness” individual discrimination to social discrimination can be analyzed in different form. The politicians using the ethnic origins sometimes directly or generally indirectly use the discrimination concepts against portion of the groups that they target. With the presidential nomination of Barack Hussain Obama the White&Black discrimination has arised at The State which is commonly known as the land of freedoms. But in our country a different case is observed on the attitude of Party of Peace and Democracy. The difference for this case is known for refusing to be part of unity as cultural richness but acting in accordance with the separatist terrorist activity. In this study the definition and functions of otherness in Turkey and the States will be analyzed on the cases of politicians.

Acht Anmerkungen zum Populismus

Author(s): Ralf Dahrendorf / Language(s): German / Issue: 25/2003

Die Schwierigkeit beginnt schon mit dem Begriff Populismus. Er besagt, dass der Rekurs auf das Volk nicht in Ordnung ist. Jedenfalls ist Populismus ein abwertender Begriff. Aber ist nicht das Volk der Souverän, der daher die Demokratie legitimiert? Der Verdacht ist nicht von der Hand zu weisen: des einen Populismus ist des anderen Demokratie, und umgekehrt.

Alegerile prezidenţiale din anul 2014: momente şi ipostaze

Author(s): Sabin DRAGULIN / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 9/2015

The Presidential elections in 2014 brought many new situations in the political space. The first one shows that we didn’t have any more a candidate having a second name that finishes in „escu”. The second one underlines the fact that for the first time in the Romanian republican history, for the highest position in state it was elected a candidate from PNL. The third situation and maybe the most important one, is that the internet played a major role in shaping and clarifying the citizens decisions. During this study, the author’s approach was to present the principal elements analysed by the specialists under this subject

Alegerile prezidențiale din noiembrie 2014 și reinventarea conștiinței civice

Author(s): Cosmin DIMA / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 9/2015

The article identifies the main factors that led to the victory of Klaus Iohannis, the Christian – Liberal Alliance PNL (National Liberal Party) – PD-L (Liberal Democratic Party) candidate, in front of Victor Ponta, PSD (Social Democratic Party) – UNPR (National Union for the Progress of Romania) – PC (Conservative Party) Alliance candidate. It also analyzes diaspora protests episode and its electoral implications, a phenomenon that seems to strengthen the hypothesis of reinventing civic conscience, concerned with challenging political abuse.

Alina Bârgăoanu, Loredana Radu and Diego Varela (eds.): United By or Against Euroscepticism? An Assessment of Public Attitudes towards Europe in the Context of the Crisis

Author(s): Raluca Buturoiu / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2016

Altruismus a egoismus jako společensko-politické hodnoty na přelomu 2. a 3: tisíciletí

Author(s): Jaroslav Vencálek / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 1/2015

Searching for the solutions of societal crisis at the beginning of the 3rd millennium has been increasingly associated with the new paradigmatic perception of the reality of the world. This is closely related with an emphasis on the study of contextual relationships that would enable preservation of the integrity of the human community. One of the priorities of this process is the need for societal transformation of the perception of the relationship between egoism and altruism.

Aluzyjny eurosceptycyzm w debatach prezydenckich w 2015 roku

Author(s): Marcin Piechocki / Language(s): Polish / Issue: 10/2016

Foreign policy was not a significant part of the presidential campaign. It has been dominated by Russia and the issue of NATO bases in eastern Europe. Although Poles are among the biggest supporters of European integration, as a result of immigration crisis the group of people dissatisfied with European decisions, considered as a violation of sovereignty is growing. Since such persons are not opponents of integration as such, candidates resorted to more or less euro-skeptic speech. Some of them used the allusive Euro-skepticism to speak as supporters of integration and the presence of Polish EU and at the same time indicate the areas in which Poland will not agree to EU regulations.

Am asistat la falimentul rețetei de campanie electorală de tip clasic

Author(s): Lumini?a KOHALMI,Sabin DRAGULIN / Language(s): Romanian / Issue: 9/2015

Interview with Dan Sorin MIHALACHE

AMERİKA’NIN ARAP BAHARI SIRASINDA SURİYE’DE Kİ ÇEVRELEME POLİTİKASINI KIRMAK İÇİN RUSYA VE ÇİN ELELE VERDİLER

Author(s): Hanefi Yazici / Language(s): English / Issue: 27/2015

Russian and Chinese leaders fear that the Western-backed revolts against the authoritarian governments of the Middle East might encourage similar resistance among their own people. Particularly, Russia and China worry about any military intervention of the Western countries in Syria although there has been no preparation for a military intervention and the USA has not decided on a military operation. Nevertheless, both Russia and China emphasize such a probability, alleging that Syria is to be a second Libya as result thereof. In this context, they have drawn two lessons from the military intervention in Libya: that the political transformation took an early start brought along chaos and calamity. In fact, the armed military interventions of the West in the Middle East have only induced destructive consequences.

ARAP İSYANLARI SIRASINDA MISIR’DA ORDUNUN DEMOKRATİK DÖNÜŞÜMDEKİ ROLÜ

Author(s): Hanefi Yazici / Language(s): English / Issue: 26/2015

Just after the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia in 2011, mass protests against Mubarak regime broke out and he had to resign handing power to the army. Many people in Egypt called Mubarak as “the last pharaoh” since he ruled the country for nearly thirty years like a monarch and his regime was believed unmovable as the pyramids. On the other hand, it was one of the most important allies of the United States in the region that is whatever occurs in Egypt would cause significant consequences for the Middle East. After the free elections in Egypt, Morsi became the president but within a year thousands of people filled Tahrir Square shouting their slogans such as “the army and the people hand in hand” and as a result, the army did not want to protect a president who lost power. This time, the protesters who achieved to overthrow Mubarak regime were celebrating a coup d’état by the military. As a result, the army decided to call for new elections taking power from the elected legitimate President Morsi.

Around the Bloc: Controversial NGO Bill Dies in Kyrgyz Parliament

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 05/17/2016

Some analysts see rejection of bill modeled on Russia’s 'foreign agent law' as another sign of cooling relations with Moscow.

Around the Bloc: Extremist Czech Group Wants to Be Like AfD

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 05/10/2016

Looking forward to elections, Bloc Against Islam looks West for a model.

Around the Bloc: Kyrgyzstan’s Crumbling Democracy

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 10/04/2016

A trend of growing authoritarianism continues in Central Asia with Kyrgyzstan’s new referendum.

Around the Bloc: Putin Calls Elton John (Really!)

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 09/29/2015

Russian pranksters had duped the British singer into thinking Vladimir Putin had reached out to him – now he actually has.

Around the Bloc: Saakashvili’s Verbal Attack on Colleagues Ends in Damp Squib

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 12/23/2015

Ukrainian Interior Ministry denounces Odessa governor’s claims as ‘absolute lies.

Around the Bloc: Shuttering of Hungarian Daily Could Be Harbinger of Further CEE Media Woes

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 10/18/2016

Recent report had cited political intervention and concentrated ownership as major threats to media pluralism in the newest EU member states.

Around the Bloc: Son of Prominent Tajik Lawyer Charged

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 03/22/2016

Case follows a pattern set by previous trials of opposition figures and their legal advisers.

Around the Bloc: Tbilisi Botanical Garden for Sale?

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English / Issue: 05/10/2016

Protests grow in Georgia over former prime minister’s suspected land grabs.