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- Ma’oz: ISIS is a threat that can be contained, but the Iranian threat is more seriousWe at USAK have conducted an extensive interview with Prof. Moshe Ma’oz on Turkey-Israel relations as well as Israel’s reactions to ISIS and the Iran nuclear deal.Interviews September 7, 2015
- Çolakoğlu: “Mutual trust and cooperation between China and Turkey are a prerequisite to resolving the Uyghur IssueTurkish Weekly conducted an elaborate interview with Prof. Selçuk Çolakoğlu on the allegations that China has engaged in widespread human rights violations against the Uyghur minorityInterviews July 16, 2015
- Özertem: “Flipping over the negotiating table on the Iranian nuclear program would be the worst scenario for both sides”Director of USAK’s Center for Energy Security Studies Hasan Selim Özertem discusses recent developments in the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 member states.Interviews July 4, 2015
- Bobić: The future of Serbia-Kosovo relations is in the EUTurkish Weekly conducted an extensive interview with Ms. Maja Bobić* on Serbia-EU relations and Serbia’s foreign policy in the Balkans and the greater region with regard to the country’s EU accession process.Interviews June 23, 2015
- Cikotić: “Extremism in the Balkans is part of a global rise in different kinds of extremisms”JTW INTERVIEW with Selmo Cikotić Mr. Cikotić is a professor at the University of Sarajevo in political science and the country manager of BİGMEV. Alongside his significant army career he also served as Defence Minister of BiH.Interviews June 10, 2015
- The positions of Iran and the P5+1 on sanctions reliefInterview with Richard Nephew Richard Nephew is Director of the Economic Statecraft, Sanctions, and Energy Markets program at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, and the former Depu...Interviews April 27, 2015
- Prof Kasım: Armenians are afraid to discuss the 1915 events with Turks in front of a third partyJTW Interview with Prof. Kamer Kasım Kamer Kasım is Vice President of USAK and Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Abant Izzet Baysal University. Will the European Parli...Interviews April 24, 2015
- Prof. Hughes: "China dismisses most interventions as ways in which the US pursues its own interests, therefore, it opposes most actions"Interview with Prof. Christopher R. Hughes Prof. Christopher R. Hughes is Head of the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science What are the curre...Interviews April 13, 2015
- Politics, democracy and foreign policy in Israel after the electionsInterview with Alexander Yakobson We conducted a contentful interview with Alexander Yakobson, who is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Jerusalem, on the Israeli politics....Interviews April 10, 2015
- Prof. Çolakoğlu: Turkey supports the Iranian Nuclear DealJTW Interview with Prof. Dr. Selçuk Çolakoğlu An in-depth interview was conducted with Prof. Selçuk Çolakoglu, USAK Vice President and Director of USAK’s Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, on the preli...Interviews April 6, 2015
- Prof. İhsan Bal: “Turkey seems to have drifted away from its path towards extensive liberties in recent years”JTW Interview with Prof. Dr. İhsan Bal Prof. İhsan Bal, Head of USAK’s Academic Council, has shared some important remarks on the recent legislation by the Turkish parliament’s general assembly of t...Interviews April 4, 2015
- Kasım: The Armenian diaspora will never stop its policy of alleging genocideJTW Interview with Kamer Kasım Kamer Kasım is vice-president of USAK and dean of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Abant Izzet Baysal University. 1)According to the UN Convention ...Interviews April 1, 2015
- Vieira: Brazil demands UNSC should be reformedJTW Interview with Marco Vieira Dr. Marco Vieira is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Birmingham, having previously taught international relations at LSE, King’s Colle...Interviews March 26, 2015
- Badaruddin: "Military intervention should be the option of last resort, as it is more important to focus on local economies and overall development"JTW Interview with Shaharuddin Badaruddin* What are current assessments of humanitarian intervention and responsibility to protect (R2P) in international law? Are there common approaches and applica...Interviews March 24, 2015
- Hafidh: Bringing back Iraq is now an unrealistic taskJTW Interview with Rabee al-Hafidh Rabee al-Hafidh is Director of the Centre of Al-Mashreq Al-Arabi in Birmingham and researcher and expert in Turkish-Arab strategic relations Many scholars claim th...Interviews March 20, 2015
- Thakur:The biggest hurdle to united action against Assad is the uncertaintyJTW interview with Prof. Ramesh Thakur Ramesh Thakur is a professor at the Australian National University. He was Vice Rector and Senior Vice Rector of the United Nations University and Assistant Sec...Interviews March 19, 2015
- Kumar: "The UN Security Council should be reformed to reflect the perspectives of India and other emerging powers"JTW Interview with Radha Kumar Dr. Radha Kumar, Director General of the Delhi Policy Group, is a specialist in ethnic conflicts, peacemaking and peace-building. What are India’s views on global gove...Interviews March 17, 2015
- Kharkevic: "Neither humanitarian intervention nor R2P are fully developed norms of international law"JTW Interview with Asst. Prof. Dr. Maxim Kharkevic* What are current assessments of humanitarian intervention and responsibility to protect (R2P) in international law? Are there common approaches and...Interviews March 14, 2015
- Prof. Alden: "China has indisputably been a decisive actor in putting Africa back on the map"JTW Interview with Christopher Alden* What are the current assessments of humanitarian intervention and responsibility to protect (R2P) in international law, and are there common approaches to the ap...Interviews March 13, 2015
- Prof. Chen: The international community should avoid supplying temporal and often controversial solutions to humanitarian crisesJTW Interview with Chen Zhimin Chen Zhimin is professor at Fudan University International Relations Department. What are Beijing’s views on global governance? Is China satisfied with the current gl...Interviews March 12, 2015
- Çolakoğlu: Pakistan is not an ordinary country for TurkeyJTW Interview with Prof. Dr. Selçuk Çolakoğlu In this interview USAK Vice President Prof. Dr. Selçuk Çolakoğlu assesses the state of Turkish-Pakistani relations overall and the 4th meeting of the T...Interviews February 23, 2015
- Zubaida: The liberationist generation has been suppressed and thwartedJTW Interview with Sami Zubaida Sami Zubaida is an Emeritus professor of politics and sociology at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is known for his studies on state and social movements in...Interviews February 19, 2015
- Kawakibi: Unlike before, now, Syria is an open space for everybody, including terrorists, extremists, and fundamentalists.JTW Interview with Salam Kawakibi Salam Kawakibi is the President of Initiative for a New Syria, and deputy director of Arab Reform Initiative. He is also a senior Fellow with the Centre for Syrian...Interviews February 14, 2015
- Çelik: Turkey has to use its “great potential” in cyber securityJTW Interview with Minhac Çelik The JTW team conducted an in-depth interview with Minhac Çelik, one of the founders of Siber Bulten, a promising new cyber initiative aimed at honing Turkey’s cyber c...Interviews February 10, 2015
- Haddad: One of the most important issues driving violence in Iraq is the identity and ownership of the stateJTW Interview with Fanar Haddad JTW has conducted an in-depth interview with Fanar Haddad on political and social developments in Iraq. Dr. Haddad is Research Fellow at National University of Singap...Interviews February 9, 2015
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