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Aug 10 2009
Turkey’s Importance: “Signature Bridge” for an Alliance of Civilizations
Posted by: Scott Lucas in Europe & Russia, Global, Middle East & Iran
TURKEY EUThe position of Turkey — geographic, political, economic, and social — in the Middle East, in “Europe”, and in the world has always been a key issue in the evolution of international affairs. This will be no less true in the decade to come; indeed, Ankara’s significance is likely to redouble. In this article, Colette Mazzucelli, Oya Dursun-Ozkanca, and Laura Wicks combine analysis with the hope that Turkey’s approach to Europe and the “East”, including the Middle East, can be a vital response to the notion of a “clash of civilizations”."
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