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Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, Yavuz Oğhan'ın hazırlayıp sunduğu BİDEBUNUİZLE adlı YouTube programında Türkiye-AB ilişkileri, Ukrayna ve Rusya arasında gerginleşen süreci ve ABD-Türkiye ilişkilerini yorumladı.

Brüksel'deki AB Liderler Zirvesi'nden Türkiye'ye yönelik bir yaptırım kararı çıkmazken Doğu Akdeniz’deki sondaj faaliyetleriyle bağlantılı kişi ve kuruluşlara dönük yaptırım listesinin genişletilmesi kararının uygulanması önümüzdeki mart ayına ertelendi. Bildiride yer alan "AB, Türkiye ve Doğu Akdeniz'deki durumla ilgili konularda ABD ile koordinasyon içinde olmayı amaçlayacaktır" cümlesi dikkat çekti. Tam da…

AB Liderler Zirvesi’nde Türkiye’ye yönelik kişisel yaptırım kararı çıktı. Kadir Has Üniversitesi'nden Prof.Dr. Mustafa Aydın, gündemi Ekotürk Tv Genel Yayın Yönetmen Yardımcısı Ali Değermenci’ye değerlendirdi. Aslında bu beklenen bir karardı. Bunun ilk sebebi AB’nin kendi arasında bölünmüş olması. Başta Almanya olmak üzere, Bulgaristan, Macaristan, İtalya, İspanya gibi ülkeler, Türkiye’yi AB’den tamamen uzaklaştıracak yaptırımların…

Parler de crises dans les relations gréco-turques est un lieu commun pour quiconque s’intéresse aux relations internationales. Faire valoir l’inimitié historique derrière les désaccords actuels et tenir l’autre partie responsable d’une situation pour le moins détériorée, est l’attitude dominante des deux côtés de la mer Égée. À y regarder de…

The aim of this new initiative is to reach the general public as well as specialist audiences with informed assessments on the state of our world. It is an extension of the work being carried out both by the Center for International and European Studies (CIES) at Kadir Has University…

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, HT360 Programı'nda, yaklaşan AB Devlet Başkanları Zirvesi öncesi, Türkiye-AB ilişkilerinin durumu ve ABD seçimleriyle ilişkili olarak Türkiye-ABD ilişkilerinin durumu hakkında görüşlerini paylaştı.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın Hakan Çelik'le Hafta Sonu programında; ABD'de yaşanan süreci ve başkanlık seçimlerini, Türkiye-ABD ilişkilerini, Türkiye-AB ilişkilerini, Türkiye'nin Doğu Akdeniz'deki "oyun bozucu" rolünü yorumladı.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın UİK Panorama dergisi için yazdı.   Yeni tip koronavirüsün (Covid-19) uluslararası gündemde yerini almasından bu yana salgının küresel etkileri üzerine çok sayıda fikir yazısına maruz kaldık. Bunların arasında özellikle, ele aldıkları konunun uzmanı olmayan amatör uluslararası ilişkilerciler tarafından kalem alınan büyük bir kısmı, hiçbir şeyin artık…

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın; Habertürk'te yayınlanan Para Gündem programında Türkiye'de normalleşme sürecinde izlenebilecek politikalar, küresel ekonominin içinde bulunduğu risk, devletlerin pandemi sonrasında ne gibi tercihler yapacağı hakkında ve Korona sonrası dönemin uluslararası ortamda neler getireceği hususunda görüşlerini paylaştı.

Covid-19 salgınının İtalya’yı ağır şekilde etkilemeye başladığı günlerde, Çin’den İtalya’ya gönderilen tıbbi maske kolileri üzerine yazılan “bizler aynı denizin dalgaları, aynı ağacın yaprakları, aynı bahçenin çiçekleriyiz” dizeleri küresel dayanışmanın sembolü olarak görüldü. Rusya’nın bir NATO müttefiki olan İtalya’ya dokuz nakliye uçağı ile tıbbi teçhizat, sağlık tugayı personeli, virolog ve epidemiyologlar göndermesi…

The latest results of the Turkey Trends survey, which has been conducted since 2010 by an academic team coordinated by Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın from Kadir Has University, are released on January 15, 2020.   The field research for the survey took place between 25 November and 13 December 2019…

Doğu Akdeniz'de yaşanan son gelişmeler TV100 kanalında yayınlanan Yüz yüze programında değerlendirildi.

Doğu Akdeniz'deki son gelişmeler, ABD'nin çekilme sonrası Suriye ve Fransa'nın bölgedeki rolü Haber Türk kanalında değerlendirildi.

According to the International Organization for Migration reports, 51,782 migrants arrived to Europe this year so far by sea. Although this is less than half of the figure for the same period last year, the death toll remains high with more than 1400 migrants are death or missing in the…

Ever since the abortive European Defence Community of 1952 and the underperformed Western European Union of 1955, based on the Brussels Treaty of 1948, European states have tried several times to come up with a joint security and defense structure. Yet this seemingly shared desire was never transformed into a…

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Sochi, Russia, on Nov. 22. The trilateral summit was an important juncture in finding a viable political solution for Syria’s six-year civil war, which has claimed nearly half a million lives. Since the early…

Turkey’s relations with the West and its organizations have been turbulent and ambivalent ever since the Republic was established in 1923. Independence was won fighting against Western proxies, and Turkish leaders have never forgotten that Western countries previously tried to divide the country. Although early Republican leaders were able to…

Pundits all over the world and Euro-bureaucrats have been discussing future scenarios for Europe since the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union in June 2016. It was sidelined somewhat in recent months as a result of elections and discussions over the rise of right-wing populist parties across the…

The trend of rising far-right populist parties in Europe continued with the Austrian parliamentary election on Oct. 15, 2017. While the conservative People’s Party (ÖVP) took the lead with 31.6 percent of the vote in the election, the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) came second with 27.4 percent. As in many…

The modern international system has been shaped around a few basic principles including territorial integrity and sovereign equality of states, dating back to the Treaty of Westphalia of 1648. These were expanded in time with new concepts such as self-determination, which was first mentioned in the 1860s and was popularized…

Kadir Has Üniversitesi Türkiye Çalışmaları Merkezi bünyesinde yürütülen "Türk Dış Politikası Kamuoyu Algıları Araştırması" sonuçları Bloomberg HT'de yayımlanan Finans Merkezi programında değerlendirildi.

The latest attempt to reunite Cyprus failed intense negotiations in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on July 7. The quintet talks under the auspices of U.N. Secretary-General was seen as the most promising occasion in years with two solution-minded leaders, Nicos Anastasiades of the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) and Mustafa Akıncı of the…

Former German Chancellor and statesman Helmut Kohl, the longest-serving postwar Western leader, died at the age of 87 on June 16. Tributes from world leaders showed that Kohl was mostly remembered for his contribution to today’s Germany and European integration. As the architect of the reunification of East and West Germany, he…

On the eve of the national elections, Britain was hit by another terrorist attack on June 3 when a group of attackers drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and then stabbed bystanders with knives. While the police stopped the assailants by shooting them, the attack left seven people…

The NATO summit in Brussels on May 25, three days after the Manchester suicide bomb attack, was an important gathering not only because it brought together the newly elected Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Theresa May with other leaders, but also because they decided to step up NATO’s role in the…

Trump dönemi ABD Dış Politikası'nın uluslararası politikaya etkileri TV Net'te yayımlanan Akıl Odası programında tartışıldı. 

Avrupa'da hızla yükselen aşırı sağ hareketler, popülist liderler, Türkiye ve Hollanda arasında yaşanan kriz CNN Türk'te Taha Akyol'un hazırlayıp sunduğu Eğrisi Doğrusu programında tartışıldı.

The first meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, originally scheduled for March 14 but postponed to March 17 due to heavy storms, will be an occasion for pundits to compare their characters, policy choices and weight in world politics. More importantly, it will be watched…

Amid rising populism, xenophobia, and anti-establishment moods globally, several European countries including the Netherlands, France, Germany, and possibly Italy are preparing for an election cycle that may have significant impact on the future of the EU and indeed Europe. The combination of Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S., Britain’s Brexit…

Trump’ın ABD başkanlık koltuğuna oturmasıyla başlayan yeni süreçte belirsizlik dönemi halen sürüyor. Henüz seyri tam çizilemeyen Türkiye-ABD ilişkilerini, enerji konusunda öncelikli konu olan ancak tıkanan Kıbrıs görüşmelerini, artan sağ ve sol popülizmin seçimler arifesindeki AB’ye etkilerini, Rusya meselesini, yaklaşan referandum dahil Türk halkının siyasal sosyal eğilimlerini Kadir Has Üniversitesi Rektörü…

The rise of populist leaders around the world continues to astound many, though it is obvious by now that this will be the defining feature of early 21st century politics. Not long after U.S. President Donald Trump talked about “economic protectionism” and issued a presidential directive to suspend the admission…

Public surveys help us to assess the preferences of citizens on a variety of issues. The Turkish Studies Research Center of Kadir Has University in Istanbul has been conducting the Social and Political Trends of Turkey Survey since 2010. The latest, which was conducted in 26 provinces across Turkey with…

The latest talks held between the leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities in Geneva last week, under the auspices of the U.N., failed to produce desired outcomes. The two solution-oriented leaders, Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akıncı, and their teams tried to hammer out their differences on tricky issues…

As the year comes to an end, looking back might provide insights for the challenges ahead. 2016 will be remembered as a watershed year in the future for the international system. The unpredictability of change, fear of the unknown and the horrors of unabated violence around the world have stamped…

The European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on Nov. 24, recommending that the European Commission and member states temporarily suspend the already frozen accession negotiations with Turkey. Although any formal decision to officially cease negotiations with Turkey requires consensus at the European Council – something nobody expects at the moment…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s announcement on Nov. 20 that she intended to stand for a fourth term as chancellor in the forthcoming elections in September 2017 was welcomed many in Europe. If successful in the elections, Merkel will become one of the longest serving prime ministers in Germany, matching the…

Following the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president on Nov. 8, debate on his foreign policy priorities have become the trending topic with their repercussions for the United States and beyond. Although he never explained the details of his policy choices throughout the election campaign, his off-the-cuff remarks about…

After a heated campaign, Americans elected Donald Trump on Nov. 8 as the next president of their country. The result is also important for the international community because of the United States’ global reach. The contest between a Republican businessman and a former Democrat senator and secretary of state presented…

The U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003 lit the fuse of long-term conflict and chaos not just in Iraq, but also throughout the Middle East. As the Pandora’s Box opened up gradually, ethnic and sectarian strife, radicalism, suicide attacks and all around conflict have become the daily routine for…

Fransa’daki 14 Temmuz Ulusal Gün kutlamalarında meydana gelen terör saldırısından sonra gözler tekrar terör örgütü İŞİD’e çevrilirken,terör saldırısında kullandığı yöntemde yeni bir tartışma konusu oldu. İstanbul Kadir Has Üniversitesi Rektörü Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, Fransa’daki terör saldırısıyla ve İŞİD’in saldırıda kullandığı yöntem ile ilgili dikkat çeken açıklamalarda bulundu. İŞİD’in son…

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, Fransa’daki 14 Temmuz Ulusal Gün kutlamalarında meydana gelen terör saldırısını ve yeni terörü KHAS Pusula Haber'e değerlendirdi.

The European Union has been one of the more successful initiatives in history in advancing peace, democracy and human rights, in addition to the economic and political transformation of not only the European continent but also its neighborhood. Although not a security organization or an alliance per se, it has…

Avrupa Birliği (AB) ile yol ayrımına gelen İngiltere kararını verdi. Sabah saatlerinde sonuçları açıklanan Brexit referandumuna göre İngilizler AB’den ayrılma kararı aldı. Kararın İngiltere için olumsuz sonuçlar getirebileceğine dikkat çeken Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, "Bu karar, Birleşik Krallık kavramının sonunu getirecek bir sürecin başlangıcı olabilir" dedi. Günlerdir beklenen ve İngiltere’nin…

Amid the migration crisis, discussions on the Brexit from the EU and widening economic problems, right-wing populist parties are rising across the European continent. The latest example was seen during the presidential elections in Austria, where centrist candidates representing governing parties were eliminated in the first round. During the run-off…

It has been more than 20 years since the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, popularly known as the Dayton Accords, were signed at a U.S. Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, in November 1995 under the auspices of U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Europe Richard…

The negotiations between Turkey and the European Union regarding the future of refugees flocking to Europe via Turkey was finalized on March 18, with a reconfirmation of the Joint Action Plan agreed to earlier on Nov. 29, 2015. According to the plan, the two sides aim to step up their…

Looking through the recent punditry on Cyprus, one inevitably feels a sense of déjà vu, as there appears to be nothing new regarding the age-old problem of the Eastern Mediterranean. So far, we have witnessed countless the best and the last hopes/chances before the inescapable train crash in the long,…

Kadir Has Üniversitesi Türkiye Araştırmaları Merkezi'nin yayınladığı "Türkiye Sosyal Siyasal Eğilimler Araştırması" sonuçlarının değerlendirilmesi

Turkey is a complicated country. It’s not just foreign observers – citizens also fail to make sense from time to time given the fast-changing agenda. Thus, regular public opinion surveys are welcome as they provide rare insights about the preferences of the Turkish public. One such survey, the Turkey Social…

Kadir Has Üniversitesi Türkiye Araştırmaları Merkezi'nin yayınladığı "Türkiye Sosyal Siyasal Eğilimler Araştırması" sonuçlarının değerlendirilmesi

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the last day of 2015, approving a document that updates and replaces Russia’s existing National Security Strategy (NSS) paper, which had been in force since 2009. The updated strategy paper essentially summarizes Russia’s national interests and defines its strategic priorities for the…

The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, on the World Trade Center and Pentagon by al-Qaeda-affiliated extremists were a watershed event in international politics as they signaled, among other things, the unmistakable rise of non-state actors and their potential impact on the global security environment. Recognizing the importance of the…

Europe has been struggling for some time to cope with its disgruntled Muslim minorities, increasing refugee flows, and homegrown terrorists who radicalize through global jihadist cells and gain experience on the ground around the world before returning to create trouble. Europe-wide tension has recently increased following the terrorist attacks in…

The series of coordinated gun attacks and suicide bombings in multiple targets in Paris and Beirut on Nov. 13, 2015, killed at least 170 people and severely wounded several hundred. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility of both attacks in France and Lebanon, once again…

The European Union has been struggling to cope with the steady influx of people fleeing from turmoil, conflicts and harsh conditions in the Middle East, Africa and Asia for years. But the matters came to a tipping point after mainly Syrian and Afghan refugees pushed their way onto the EU…

Greece held a referendum on July 5 to decide the future of a country on the brink of economic collapse. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who came to power in January by committing himself to end the austerity measures that have strangulated the country since 2010, while also promising to keep…

Since the end of the Cold War, the nature of international conflicts has changed considerably. While there has been a steady decline in interstate warfare, intrastate conflicts have increased in number and ferocity. In some cases, these intrastate conflicts have overstepped the state boundary and became threats to their neighbors…

The parliamentary election on June 7, 2015, ended the 13-year single-party rule of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey. Yet, it was inconclusive in that no party obtained a majority in parliament, which opened the way for discussions on the possibilities of a coalition or minority government. Although…

Although Turkey will hold general elections this Sunday, its foreign policy has been hardly discussed during the propaganda period, except briefly in connection with government’s policies vis-à-vis Syria. Economic promises of contesting parties, discussion on per capita income, unemployment rate and poverty have been dominating the agenda. As in most countries,…

Geniş Karadeniz havzasında yaşanan siyasi istikrarsızlıklar, 1989’da Berlin Duvarı’nın yıkılması ve 1991’de Sovyetler Birliği’nin dağılması ile sona eren Soğuk Savaş’ın ardından uluslararası sistemi zorlayan en ciddi sıkıntıların başında geliyor. Rusya ve Batı’yı (Avrupa Birliği ve ABD) 21. yüzyılda bir kez daha karşı karşıya getiren son Ukrayna krizi ve takip eden…

Bu yazı 30.04.2015 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The history of migration correlates closely with the history of humankind. Throughout history, humans have left their homes in search of a new one for social, political and economic reasons or as a result of conflicts, natural disasters and humanitarian catastrophes. According to…

Bu yazı 09.04.2015 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. When the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union dissolved, a new era of democratic expansionism was heralded, as Francis Fukuyama declared the end of history, optimistically assuming human ideological evolution had ended and liberal democracy ultimately triumphed over the authoritarianism of…

Bu yazı 02.04.2015 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Since the end of the Cold War, the international system has been fluctuating. While the bipolar system has ended, no equivalent is in place yet. In the early days of the post-Cold War era, some talked about the unipolar moment as the…

Bu yazı 12.03.2015 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Amid the debates over whether the Feb. 12, 2015, cease-fire agreement between Ukraine and Russian-supported rebels in the eastern part of the country will hold, and whether the rebels’ next target would be to connect with Russian-occupied Crimea, NATO members including the U.S.,…

Bu yazı 19.02.2015 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande brokered a truce between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Feb. 12 in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, to subdue the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine. After intense and acrimonious…

Gelenektir; yeni yıl başlayınca eskisinin bilançosu yapılır, geleceğe dair beklentiler dile getirilir. Ben de bu sayıda 2014 boyunca Türkiye’ye yakın coğrafyalarda yaşanan siyasi gelişmeleri gözden geçirerek, geçtiğimiz yıl gündemi meşgul eden yeni ve eski(meyen) sorunlara bakmak, 2015’de önümüzü görmemize yardım edecek süreçleri tanı(mla)mak istedim. Bu tür kısa bir yazıyla tüm…

Bu yazı 12.02.2015 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The fighting between government forces and separatists in eastern Ukraine has flared up again despite attempts to ease the tension through a cease-fire agreement, signed in Minsk on Sept. 5, 2014. After a December lull, the separatists renewed their attacks with not-so-hidden…

Bu yazı 29.01.2015 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The results of the parliamentary elections in Greece on Jan. 25 were not a surprise. As predicted, an umbrella coalition of the far-left, the Syriza Party, came at the top with 36 percent of the vote, obtaining 149 seats in parliament, two…

Kadir Has Üniversitesi Türkiye Araştırmaları Merkezi tarafından hazırlanan "Türkiye Sosyal Siyasal Eğilimler Araştırması" sonuçları Taha Akyol'un hazırlayıp sunduğu "Eğrisi Doğrusu" programında değerlendirildi. 

Bu yazı 22.01.2015 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The choices of citizens of a country on various issues are important parts of the inputs that governments receive during their decision-making process, so governments try to gauge the perceptions of the public more or less accurately. In democratic societies, public opinion…

Kadir Has Üniversitesi Türkiye Araştırmaları Merkezi tarafından hazırlanan "Türkiye Sosyal Siyasal Eğilimler Araştırması" sonuçları Güne Bakış programında değerlendirildi.

Bu yazı 15.01.2015 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The massacre at the office of satire magazine Charlie Hebdo in France on Jan. 7, 2015 topped headlines all over the world throughout last week, and world leaders marched across Paris to pay tribute to the victims and protest senseless violence against…

Bu yazı 18.12.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Russian President Vladimir Putin created a sensation when he announced during a visit to Turkey on Dec. 1 that Russia would stop developing the South Stream Gas Project and would instead explore a new pipeline project to transport natural gas to Europe…

"Rusya'nın, Türkiye üzerinden Avrupa'ya gaz taşımak üzere planladığı yeni boru hattı, Türkiye'yi 'enerji merkezi' olma hayaline bir adım daha yaklaştırır." Kadir Has Üniversitesi Rektörü Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, bölgeyi yakından ilgilendiren sorunları ve Putin'in Ankara seyahatini Al Jazeera Türk'e değerlendirdi. Bölgede yaşananlar, Ukrayna’daki durum göz önüne alındığında Putin’in ziyareti ne…

While the U.S.-led coalition was busy bombing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces in Iraq and Syria, a recent probe by the Russian Air Force all over NATO air space and beyond brought back memories of the Cold War and further increased tension between Russia and…

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC), with its five veto-wielding permanent members and 10 non-permanent members elected for two years, is considered the supreme and most prestigious body in world affairs. Membership in the council provides visibility and prestige, as well as a strong voice over issues on the U.N.…

ULUSLARARASI İLİŞKİLER, CİLT 11, SAYI 43, GÜZ 2014 Mustafa AYDIN ve Fulya EREKER* Bu çalışmada, toplumunun tarihsel olarak kendine özgü bir güvenlik tanımlaması çerçevesinde inşa edildiğini söyleyebileceğimiz Türkiye’de güvenlik ve strateji kültürünün temel dayanakları, gelişimi ve uygulanışı ele alınacaktır. Bu bağlamda öncelikle Türkiye’nin güvenlik algılamalarının tarihi ve jeopolitik alt yapısına…

Since the end of the Cold War, the number of sovereign states in the international system has increased, and state borders have changed significantly. The end of the bloc system following the dissolution of the USSR, with accompanying nationalism, triggered violent conflict around the world during the 1990s, leading to…

Bu yazı 04.09.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Intelligence is an essential component of survival in international politics; all states attempt to spy on others. In modern times, information has included not only survival and security, but also trade tactics, economic policy and technological advancements, as well as anything remotely…

Bu yazı 19.06.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The recent developments in Iraq have once again called the state borders of the Middle East into question. In reality, the initial signs for change came with the end of the Cold War, accelerated with the U.S. invasion of Iraq, and took…

Bu yazı 05.06.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The voters from the 28 member states of the European Union (EU) cast their ballots for the European Parliament for four days between May 22 and 25. The results were somewhat expected, but shocking for many nevertheless. The rise of the anti-establishment parties…

Bu yazı 15.05.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The world systems theory, espoused by Immanuel Wallerstein, identified a number of hegemonic world powers, which had emerged one after the other since the 16th century, to dominate the international system for about a century, then declined and was replaced by another…

Bu yazı 08.05.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Since the outbreak of the latest crisis in Ukraine in late November 2013, the tension has continued to worsen and the division among citizens has grown, pushing the country nearer to civil war with every passing day. Although the country has so far…

Bu yazı 24.04.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Russian annexation of Crimea and the ongoing crisis in Ukraine has heightened security concerns of several countries from Baltic to Eastern Europe and from the Caucasus to the Central Asia. NATO’s inability to prevent violations of territorial integrity of its partners, first in Georgia and…

Bu yazı 20.02.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. While we were busy discussing new Internet restrictions and their connection with fundamental freedoms and democratic rights in Turkey, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced her enthusiasm this week, in her weekly podcast, to create a secure European network for the protection of data. This…

Bu yazı 05.12.2013 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The volatility of the neighboring countries and impulsive positions taken by the policy makers have profoundly disturbed Turkey’s foreign policy since the beginning of the Arab spring. Avoiding its ever-changing and easily consumed policy pronouncements, ranging from “zero-problem with neighbors” via “regional…

Güvenlik Çalışmaları Dizisinin sekizincin kitabı, Türkiye’de güvenlik anlayışının ve kavramsallaştırmasının gelişimi ile bu alandaki akademik çalışmaların durumu ve bürokratik yapının işleyişini ele alıyor. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın ve Yrd. Doç. Dr. Fulya Ereker tarafından hazırlanan çalışmada yazarlar, Türkiye’nin güvenlik kültürünün tarihsel ve coğrafi temellerini irdeleyerek, Türkiye’de siyaset yapımının kendine has…

Bireylerin varlıklarını sürdürebilmek için su ve yiyecek kadar temel ihtiyaçlarından birisi olan güvenlik, 1940’lardan bu yana Uluslararası İlişkiler disiplininin ana araştırma meseleleri arasında yer alır. Soğuk Savaş yılları boyunca Stratejik Çalışmalar çatısında strateji, savaş, jeopolitik ve caydırıcılık kimi çeşitli kardeş kavramlarla birarada anılan ve devlet-merkezli, askeri sorunlara odaklanan güvenlik kavramı,…

SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN AND BLACK SEA STUDIES, VOLUME 10, NO. 3. Mustafa AYDIN and Dimitrios TRIANTAPHYLLOU The Black Sea region is coming into its own although it is at times a contested and dangerous neighbourhood. Despite heightened interest in the region, its real priorities and needs are still being largely ignored…

The Black Sea region is coming into its own - but it is a contested and sometimes dangerous neighbourhood. It has undergone countless political transformations over time. And now, once again, it is becoming the subject of an intense debate. This reflects the changing dynamics of the Black Sea countries…

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, Prof. Dr. Çağrı Erhan ve Dr. Nihat Ali Özcan tarafından hazırlanan Görünmeyenler programı, 2004-2008 yılları arasında SKY TÜRK TV’de pazar sabahları canlı ve Salı akşamları banttan yayımlanmıştır.

Turkey has been gradually marginalized in NATO, cautioned professor Mustafa Aydın, head of the department of International Relations of TOBB University, and his colleague Associate professor Mithat Çelikpala, speaking to Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review on the sidelines of a comprehensive security academy program Wednesday. "Is Turkey forgetting its…

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydın, Prof. Dr. Çağrı Erhan ve Dr. Nihat Ali Özcan tarafından hazırlanan Görünmeyenler programı, 2004-2008 yılları arasında SKY TÜRK TV’de pazar sabahları canlı ve Salı akşamları banttan yayımlanmıştır. 

JOURNAL OF SOUTHERN EUROPE AND THE BALKANS, VOLUME 9, NO. 3, 2007. Mustafa AYDIN* and Sinem A. AÇIKMEŞE** This paper examines TFP in the framework of Europeanization, to find out to what extent this approach is helpful in understanding change in the course of the last decade. First, it offers…

Conditionality, Impact and Prejudice in EU-Turkey Relations : IAI-TEPAV Report Aydin, M., & Esen, A. T. (2007). Conditionality, impact and prejudice: a concluding view from Turkey. Conditionality, Impact and Prejudice in EU-Turkey Relations, Roma, 133.   This exercise is aimed at providing a snapshot of views on Turkey’s candidacy and its…

SOUTHEAST EUROPEAN AND BLACK SEA STUDIES, VOLUME 5, NO. 2, May 2005. Mustafa AYDIN Situated at the crossroads between Europe and Asia as well as Russia and the Middle East, the Black Sea is more than a region of local strategic significance, representing an axis of increasing geo-political importance to…

17 Aralık 2004’de Brüksel’de toplanan Avrupa Birliği devlet ve hükümet başkanları sadece 3 sayfa ve 6 maddesi Türkiye’yle ilgili, ekleriyle birlikte toplam 27 sayfa ve 83 maddeden oluşan bir bildiri yayınladı. Üyelik süreciyle ilgili tartışmaların toz dumanı arasında az sayıdaki uzman dışında Türkiye’de hemen hiç kimsenin tamamını okuma zahmetine katlanmadığı,…

TURKISH PERSPECTIVES QUARTERLY, FALL 2004 Mustafa AYDIN and Sinem AKGÜL AÇIKMEŞE The decision of the European Council in December 2004 on whether to start accession negotiations with Turkey will mark a historic turning point in Turkey-EU relations. Both sides are now standing at a crossroads contemplating whether to take advantage…

Avrupa Birliği (AB) yeniden genişleme sürecine girdi. 1 Mayıs 2004’te vuslata erecek. 10 ülke görülebilir gelecekte üye olmaları muhtemel son ülkeler olmayacak. Bulgaristan ve Romanya’nın 2007, Türkiye’nin 2015 civarında, “Batı Balkan” ülkelerinin ise arada bir yerlerde Birliğe katılımları gerçekleştiğinde, AB artık nihai sınırlarına yaklaşmış olacak. Bu genişlemeler Avrupa kıtasının haritasını…

THE REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, VOLUME 3, NO. 2, 2003. Mustafa AYDIN Although not one of the great powers of the twentieth century, its geopolitic allocation has enabled Turkey to play a potentially higher role in world politics than otherwise would have been possible. It not only holds the key to…

MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES, VOLUME 36, NO. 1, 2000 Mustafa AYDIN I looked elsewhere at the structural determinants of Turkish foreign policy, which included the factors that have traditionally influenced and shaped the foreign policy of Turkey from imperial times, through the inter-war years with Atatürk, to the present-day Republic. Thanks…

THE TURKISH YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, XXVII, 1997 Mustafa AYDIN  On 25 December 1995, a Turkish coaster named Figen Akat run aground on one of the hitherto unnoticed rocks in the Aegean, 3.8 nautical miles off the Turkish coasL. Later that day, the carrier, after refusing the rescue offer from…