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An analysis of the relations between Iran and the USA during the Pahlavi era by use of alliance theories
(Bilkent University, 2014)This thesis aims to elaborate on the US-Iranian relations during Pahlavi era within the framework of alliance theories. By discussing the existing literature on alliance theories, it tries to bring comprehensive understanding ... -
The Baghdad Pact : an Anglo-American quest for policy in the Middle East
(Bilkent University, 1995)This study considers the making of the Baghdad Pact in the Middle East and analyses the Anglo-American relations around this security organisation. A defense organisation which was to embody states bordering south of the ... -
Bulgaria : history and postcommunist transition
(Bilkent University, 2005)This thesis analyses establishment and transition of Bulgaria in chronological order, starting from the emergence of an independent Bulgarian kingdom in the Balkans to modem Bulgaria, mainly elabor^ing changes in the ... -
Change and stability in Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East
(Bilkent University, 1995)This thesis is a study on change and stability in Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East. Kjell Goldmann's theory on change and stability in foreign policy is applied to Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle ... -
Civil-military relations in Soviet defensemaking from Brezhnev to Gorbachev
(Bilkent University, 2003)This thesis aims to elaborate on Soviet defensemaking with special attention to the process of evolution that characterized civil-military relations from Leonid I. Brezhnev and his successors up to Mikhail S. Gorbachev ... -
Clash of discourses: the US national debate on relations with Haiti, 1789-2004
(Bilkent University, 2008)This dissertation is a historical-comparative analysis of the rhetorical forms and frames that have shaped United States-Haitian relations, departing from the predominantly action-oriented perspective of international ... -
The contours of post-Cold War Turkish-American relations, (1990-2001)
(Bilkent University, 2004)The nature of post-Cold War decade Turkish-American relations has largely been determined by the new strategic circumstances that also have stared to frame world politics. In this decade, new challenges and opportunities ... -
Cultural dimension of the relations between Turkey and the European Union
(Bilkent University, 1999)The relations between The European Union and Turkey is one of the problematic issues of International Relations. However, by now the debate revolved around a limited scope considering economic, political and security issues. ... -
Dynamics of the alliance between Turkey and USA : the South Caucasus case
(Bilkent University, 2003)With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the South Caucasus presented several opportunities and challenges in the political, economic and military domains to the US as the unique superpower of the world, and to Turkey as ... -
Fourty five years of Turkish foreign policy towards Syria : under the shadow of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
(Bilkent University, 2005)This thesis analyzes the Turkish-Syrian relations between 1945 and 1990 and examines whether there was an influence of the Soviet Union or not in relations between both states. Although Turkish foreign policy was accepted ... -
Greek policies towards Turkey within the EU framework
(Bilkent University, 2008)This thesis examines Greek policies towards Turkey with an emphasis on the effect of Greece’s membership to the European Union. The research question is how EC/EU membership was used by Greece in the bilateral relations ... -
International commercial arbitration as an alternative dispute solving mechanism and its role in the Turkish judiciary system
(Bilkent University, 2006)Globalization has been leading to enormous changes in the world order and economy. Global market economy needs a legal system to define and protect the rights of both national and international investors against unjust ... -
The Iraqi Turkmen (1921-2005)
(Bilkent University, 2005)This thesis evaluates the situation of the Iraqi Turkmen between 1921-2005 in terms of the important developments in Iraq. The Iraqi Turkmen could not organize politically due to the oppressive Iraqi regimes in the period ... -
Lobbying in the United States: Reputation management of Turkey
(Bilkent University, 1994)The subject of this thesis is the Turkish lobbying mechanism in the United States, with the purpose of evaluating its effectiveness. Lobbying is an integral part of the United States governmental structure, and it is the ... -
The making of Turkey's western alliance : 1944-1952
(Bilkent University, 2001)This study analyses the formulation of Turkish foreign policy in the period 1944 to 1952 and considers the making of Turkey’s Western Alliance in this context. The thesis aims at indicating that Turkey’s resolute quest ... -
New Russian policies towards Central Asia
(Bilkent University, 1995)In this analysis, it has been attempted to reflect some light into the enigmatic future of the new Russian foreign policy towards Central Asia. To this end, elucidating and discussing the changes in the nature of ... -
The origins of the Cold War in the Middle East : the Turkish case
(Bilkent University, 2006)This thesis aims to analyze the “contribution” of Turkey to the origins of the Cold War in the Middle East. The main argument of this thesis, in this context, is that the immediate post war environment in the middle east ... -
The refugee crisis (Legal and political implications)
(Bilkent University, 1999)During tlie recent years, the world has experienced severe human rights abuses and many conflicts that turned into violence, which consequently produced massive refugee flows. As the numbers increased to crisis levels, ... -
Regionalism in the Caspian : the Turkish model
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The sinews of war : Turkey, chromite, and the Second World War
(Bilkent University, 2008)This thesis is an historical narrative examining the role of Turkish trade in chromite ore during the Second World War. It primarily seeks to understand how this trade impacted Turkey’s status as a neutral power while ...
