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Skoro 10 godina rata u Siriji: Koliko je daleko mir i kakav je trenutni odnos snaga

Skoro 10 godina nakon početka sukoba u Siriji rat je i dalje glavna tema na području ove države. Koliko je danas Sirija bliža miru i kakvi su odnosi snaga u ovoj zemlji za Klix.ba je komentirao Jahja Muhasilović, profesor i analitičar. Situacija u kojoj se nalazi narod ove zemlje najbolje oslikava i "šala" koju sirijski narod često spominje u posljednje vrijeme, gdje se navodi kako bi bilo najbolje da se kompletno stanovništvo odseli s područja Sirije kako bi se na taj način osiguralo dovoljno prostora međunarodnim akterima da "u miru" mogu ostvarivati svoje interese. Međunarodnih aktera u ovoj državi je i previše. Iran, Izrael, Turska, Rusija, SAD, Saudijska Arabija. Kroz ratove na sirijskom tlu, apsolutno svi ostvaruju svoje interese . Danas je sukob u Siriji aktivan najviše na sjeverozapadnim i sjeveroistočnim dijelovima zemlje, što znatno otežava okolnosti kada govorimo o mogućnosti mira u ovoj zemlji. Međutim, iako je mir i dalje daleko, čini se kako se s...

Why Balkans matter for Turkey?

In the last few years we are witnessing a shift in Turkey’s foreign policy, moving from once being a bastion of Western civilization to a more undefined Eurasian understanding. Turkey’s leadership started flirting more actively with Moscow with ties getting normalized, after the apology for downing of a Russian airplane over Syria. Vladimir Putin was faster than Western politicians in condemning the failed coup. Some even say Putin himself warned Turkey’s president that coup is under its way. Disappointed with Western’s attitude, Ankara started more openly speaking of getting even closer with Kremlin. President of Turkey and political establishment in Ankara are sending threatening messages to Western leaders regarding the Turkey’s NATO membership and recently went even as far to announce a possible referendum on abandoning EU accession process. Besides the threatening rhetoric definitely there were some moves in recent months confirming this stance of Ankara. Turkey’s political elit...

Rethinking Turkish Concept in the Balkans and the Turkey's wider region By Jahja Muhasilović

We are witnessing more active Turkish policy in the Balkans in the last few years. Turkey with its new AKP government and with the coming of the foreign relations minister Ahmet Davutoğlu to power is trying to develop a new foreign policy which is trying to position Turkey as a more influential player, and not just in the Balkans, but also in all the neighboring regions. When it comes to Balkans, Turkey has a problem with changing its image in the region which was for a long time poisoned by nationalistic elite and academia of the region. Not just in political, but also in the academic circles, Ottoman history was perceived in a very subjective manner. This generated hatred and untruthfulness toward the Turks in the region which has its deep roots going back to middle ages. Ottoman period of history is still seen as a main obstacle in development of the region by many today. For the nationalist historiography which still is influential in the region's nation-states, Ottoman...

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