Constructing Turkish “exceptionalism”: Discourses of liminality and hybridity in post-Cold War Turkish foreign policy [PDF]
Cataloged from PDF version of article.This article examines the discursive practices that enable the construction of Turkish “exceptionalism.” It argues that in an attempt to play the mediator/peacemaker role as an emerging power, the Turkish elite ...
Yanik, L.
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INSTC: Geopolitical Challenges and Risks (Part 2)
To date, not enough generalizing studies have been published in Russia aimed at identifying the obvious and hidden external risks to the INSTC project, the strategic importance and geoeconomic significance of which is beyond doubt.
M. M. Shumilov
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The Perception of Germany in the Kyivan Press: From Ukrainian People’s Republic to the Hetmanate (November 1917 — December 1918) [PDF]
The 1917 February Revolution led to the reshaping of the war-era image of the German enemy. Focusing on the former imperial borderland province of the Southwestern Krai, this article unveils the national, political, and cultural considerations of the ...
Basenko, Ivan
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The Relations Between Turkey and Central Asia: The Coexistence of Strength and Weakness
Introduction. Turkey has become an integral part of Central Asia’s foreign relations. The article examines the characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of Turkey’s relations with Central Asia across three dimensions: historical and cultural ties ...
Yuyan Zhang, Xiang Keyi
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Assessing the Effectiveness of the EU’s and Russia’s Cultural Diplomacy towards Central Asia. EL-CSID Working Paper Issue 2018/9 • February 2018 [PDF]
This paper attempts to analyse the European Union’s (EU) cultural diplomacy (CD) efforts in five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, hereinafter ‘Central Asia’).
Valenza, Domenico
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Historical aspect of Turkey’s multi-vector regional policy (Central Asia)
Turkey is seeking to enhance its influence within the Turkic world, which Russia views as a zone of its interests and China is rapidly entering it. This move by Turkey gives rise to concerns on the part of Russia and China.
Азмуханова Айман +1 more
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Genetic polymorphism of Y-chromosome in Kazakh populations from Southern Kazakhstan. [PDF]
Ashirbekov Y +8 more
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The Slavic-Orthodox community in Azerbaijan: the identity and social position of a once-dominant minority [PDF]
Based on recent empirical findings and field observations, this article examines the Slavic-Orthodox community in Azerbaijan. Nowadays numbering about one and a half percent of the population, the main threat to its continuity is not persecution nor ...
De Cordier, Bruno
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Kazak mitochondrial genomes provide insights into the human population history of Central Eurasia. [PDF]
Askapuli A +16 more
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Introduction: Ain’t It Evil to Live Backwards? : A Hip Hop Perspective of Religion [PDF]
Historically, Black religion has been the cornerstone of the African experience in America. Due to the peculiar institution” of slavery and the ways this institutional residue still affect the lives of slave descendants, Hip Hop provides a forum to ...
Chaney, Cassandra D., Harris, Travis T.
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