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Political stability is the main factor affecting the economic performance of a country and political stability is positively associated with sustainable economic development. As concepts such as democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, which express political stability, come to the fore, the economic attractiveness of countries increases. However, economic problems arise in the opposite situation where unemployment rates rise, income distribution is unfair, the public sector's budget deficit increases, and the level of indebtedness is unsustainable. The problems experienced in Iraq, especially in the post-2003 period, also developed within this vicious circle. The war, conflicts, riots,...
The intervention in the political processes in Libya of some EU countries, especially France, Italy and Germany, has recently gained a new dimension, and has become clearer in the following period when Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh was appointed as the Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord. In this sense, the appointment of transitional administrative staff to lead the country to the elections of 24 December at the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum held between 1-5 February 2021 in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations (UN) has been a turning point with regard to EU countries' attitude in Libya. The Head of the Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Menfi, and the Dbeibeh govern...
Israeli politics has been undergoing significant difficulties for more than two years. The Israelis went to the polls on March 23, 2021 for the fourth early elections in the last two years. The previous elections were postponed due to the problems experienced in forming a government under the leadership of Netanyahu and were held on 9 April 2019, 17 September 2019 and 2 March 2020. This situation is related to the structure of the Israeli electoral system and its electorate profile, as well as to the policies implemented by the Netanyahu government. The election of Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu as the country’s prime minister in 2009 was one of the important turning points in the I...
Today, the global security agenda is concentrated on countries such as Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq, especially within the context of non-state actors. This is also the case for some countries in the African region. Particularly, the developments in the region called the Sahel and the impact of global actors are worthy of attention. From a historical point of view, the environment of insecurity spreading from North Africa to Sub-Saharan countries has created a struggle for influence over countries such as Mauritania, Mali, Chad and Niger, in which actors such as the US, France, Russia and China are directly or indirectly involved. Terrorist activities in the Sahel belt, which includes nine co...
Relations between Egypt and Turkey have always progressed on a sustainable trajectory since the establishment of ties in 1925, despite ups and downs during specific periods. The deterioration in bilateral relations that began with the military coup in Egypt in 2013 and the years-long diplomatic stalemate show signs of softening. In 2020, there were several occasions where Turkish and Egyptian officials announced that formal closed-door meetings were being held between the diplomatic and intelligence officials of the two countries. That is still the case in 2021 as well, as it became official with the departure of a diplomatic delegation from Turkey to Egypt on May 5-6, after negotiations wer...
The Middle East region was redesigned in the aftermath of the First World War according to the balance and interests between the world powers of the period. Between the two world wars, there had not been much change in local societies and political mechanisms in the Middle East region. After the Second World War, especially since the 1950s, this region has had an important place in the power struggle between the United States of America and the Soviet Union. In the new global order that emerged after the end of the Cold War, the Middle East region continued to undergo regional fluctuations under the influence of new power dynamics. The United States, which was the only global superpower in t...
Africa stands out among other conflict areas around the world as one of the regions where political violence is most prevalent in terms of the number and intensity of incidents. From ethnic tensions to civil wars, from terrorist incidents to kidnappings, the region often experiences a vicious circle of violence as a result of the lasting effects of a colonial past. According to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) data, Africa was the only continent where political violence increased in 2020 with 17,200 different violent incidents recorded, an increase of almost 25% compared to the previous year.[1] While North African countries continue to suffer from the effects of the ...
In the aftermath of the Great Recession in 2008-09, the European economies were dramatically affected. The UK (United Kingdom) economy could not completely recover, and loss of employment soared. The unemployment rate increased from 5.26 percent in 2007 to around 8.04 in 2011, which is a remarkable change for a developed economy like the UK. Afterward, British citizens started to accuse migrant workers from the EU countries of stealing their jobs. At this point, it should be noted that, in the 2010s, an annual average of more than 100 thousand EU citizens migrated to the UK for work. Along with these developments, in 2013, David Cameron—the Conservative Prime Minister of the coalition gove...
Amirli (Emirli) is a Turkmen district of the Province of Salahaddin in Iraq. It is one of the Turkmen regions well known in Iraq due to its history, geographic location, and important events that took place therein. Amirli lies at the South end of what could be considered the Turkmen Plain, composed of Altınköprü, Kirkuk, Tazehurmatu, Dakuk, and Tuzhurmatu. Given its geographical position, Amirli occupies a strategic position as it connects the Turkmen region, at its southern end, to the Arab region. Throughout history, Amirli has always been one of the places where Turks had chosen to settle inside Iraq. For years, Turkmens in Amirli had earned their living as shepherds and through agric...
Initially promoted to reduce distances between countries in terms of time and cost, canals have emerged over time as the main arteries of global trade. While 2.6 billion tonnes were transported by sea in the 1970s, this rate has steadily increased, reaching 10.7 billion tonnes in 2017 and exceeding 11 billion tonnes in 2019. Maritime transport is currently the backbone of global trade and economy, which accounted for around 80% of international trade by volüme and more than 70% by value in 2017 alone. As the main arteries of world trade, sea routes have made it possible to trade almost all goods, especially oil and its derivatives, on international markets. Moreover, they have also brought,...