Erdogan: Turkey is not impartial in Karabakh issue
Turkey may not remain indifferent to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the tragedy of Azerbaijanis, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said speaking at the weekly meeting of his party. “If … Շարունակել կարդալ
Stratfor e-mails about AKP leadership
On Monday February 27th, 2012, WikiLeaks began publishing The Global Intelligence Files, over five million e-mails from the Texas headquartered “global intelligence” company Stratfor. The e-mails date between July 2004 and late December 2011. They reveal the inner workings of a company that fronts as an intelligence publisher, but provides confidential intelligence services to large corporations, such as Bhopal’s Dow Chemical Co., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and government agencies, including the US Department of Homeland Security, the US Marines and the US Defence Intelligence Agency. The emails show Stratfor’s web of informers, pay-off structure, payment laundering techniques and psychological methods.
Armenia-Turkey: the end of rapprochement by Vicken Cheterian
A diplomatic process designed to normalise relations between Armenia and Turkey led to the signing of two protocols in 2009. Its failure is rooted in the miscalculations of both sides, says Vicken Cheterian.
Azerbaijan launches sniper lessons for youth
Azerbaijan on Tuesday launched sniper lessons for young people, including girls, amid its bitter, unresolved conflict with neighboring Armenia in which marksmen are often used on the front line.
Teenagers as young as 16 are taking part in the sniper courses for civilians, which have an upper age limit of 30, and participants will also learn about fighting techniques, weaponry, map-reading skills and legal issues.
Artak Shakaryan: Nabucco of political rather than economic importance
One of Turkey’s priorities is to become a crossroad for all pipelines. In this respect, Nabucco is of great political rather than economic importance, expert of Turkish studies Artak Shakaryan says.
[JTW Interview] Mr. Artak Shakaryan: “‘Bad Guy-Imagery’, It Blocks the Solutions”
Q: Could you answer shortly Turkish and Armenian relations. How do you see the future of the Turkish-Armenian relations?
A: The near future is that 2013 is the year when Armenia and Turkey have actions because it is the revival of protocols and Zurich II will start there then. Also we have 2015 the 100th year of genocide and Washington will push Ankara and Yerevan to do something. I don’t say about there will be change in everything but for opening of borders for two weeks in a month, for example. So something symbolic will be done by the 2015.
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