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Monday, December 13, 2010

WikiLeaks' impact on Turkish-Azerbaijani relations: the importance of terminology

"WikiLeaks' impact on Turkish-Azerbaijani relations: the importance of terminology

ADİL BAGUİROV

WikiLeaks’ release of alleged confidential and secret U.S. diplomatic cables will undoubtedly have a profound impact on relations between the United States and the rest of the world, and on international relations as a whole, for many years to come. Needless to say, Turkey, like other countries in the region, was affected by the dump of allegedly classified documents, although opinions diverge about their impact – from unafraid and even welcoming this release of documents, such as by Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu (in his speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 29), to cautious wait-and-see approach, and finally to downright very critical and negative (several high-ranking Turkish public officials and media)."

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