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Sovereignty & alterity : a critical approach to ethics and human rights in international politics
(Bilkent University, 2002)
This thesis aims to problematize the inside-outside separation with regards to its
impact on the question of ethics in international politics. In addition to the domestic
and international antinomy, the self-other duality, ...
The Place of the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Circassian War (1830-1864)
(Bilkent University, 2004)
In this work, the Ottoman policy regarding the Circassians, the indigenous
inhabitants of the North-western Caucasus, and in that respect the Russo-Ottoman
relations will be analyzed. This study will cover the period ...
International security assistance force : with special reference to Turkey's leadership
(Bilkent University, 2004)
This thesis describes and explains the International Security Assistance Force
(ISAF) with special reference to Turkey’s leadership. The significance of Turkey’s
leadership, organization and activities of ISAF will be ...
The national policy of the Kyrgyz Republic towards the Russian minority after 1991
(Bilkent University, 2003)
This study discusses the National Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic towards
the Russian minority after 1991. In the first chapter, the Soviet Nationality Policy
and History of Settlement of the Russians into Kyrgystan were ...
The various levels of European security and defense cooperation : Turkey's position in the emerging European security architecture
(Bilkent University, 2001)
With the end of the cold war, developments in Europe mark a historical era which
require adaptation of national governments and institutions to the new environment. The
removal of basic constraints of cold war years, ...
Countering state-supported terrorism : the PKK and Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East
(Bilkent University, 2003)
his thesis analyzes the support provided to the PKK by Syria and Iran, and attempts
to determine its impact on Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East. Some
states have adopted supporting terrorist groups as a ...
Regional and institutional perspectives on security in the Balkans : the case of Albania
(Bilkent University, 1999)
The end of the Cold War was followed by a tense and conflictual environment in the
Balkans. The present study provides a contribution to the understanding of the Balkan
security from a regional and institutional perspective ...
Turkey's quest for a western alliance (1945-1952) : a reinterpretation
(Bilkent University, 1999)
This thesis is a study on Turkey's quest for a Western alliance between the
years 1945 and 1952 within the framework of alliance theories. Neither of
these theoretical explanations provide a sufficient answer to the ...
The Independence of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) and the revival of the Macedonian question
(Bilkent University, 1998)
The Balkan Peninsula was one of the hot spots that saw the most destructive nationalist
conflicts since the late nineteenth century. In the 1990s, many conflict that remained their
long slumber during the Cold War came ...
United States foreign policy in Kazakhstan during years of independence : 1991-2002
(Bilkent University, 2003)
Dissolution of the USSR was one of the most fascinating events of the twentieth
century. It altered world’s geopolitical structure and symbolized the end of the Cold War.
The year 1991 was a crucial landmark for the Newly ...