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International regimes for effective and equitable management and use of water resources
(Bilkent University, 1998)
Due to a variety of reasons, water resources on the globe are becoming more and more scarce. The degree of water scarcity and its political, economic, and social implications are felt much more severely in regions like the ...
The relations between the Ottoman Empire and Bolshevik Russia (1917-1918)
(Bilkent University, 1998)
The fear of being left alone against Russia in an environment of confronting blocs was
the main factor behind the decision of the Ottoman government to enter the First
World War on the side of the Central Powers. The ...
The republic of Tatarstan : The Volga-Tatar's road to the national self-determination
(Bilkent University, 1996)
The liberalizing policies of glasnost' (opennes) and perestroyka (restructuring)
during Michail Gorbachv's leadership in the USSR enabled the various republics to
express their national views. By the end of 1991, after ...
The Incorporation of the foreign elements into the Ottoman political culture
(Bilkent University, 1997)
This thesis is a study which aims to explore the cultural dimensions of
Ottoman politics and state tradition. The present study is an analysis of the
components of the political culture of the Ottomans until the end of ...
An analysis of British policy towards the Ottoman Empire : keeping the Ottoman Territorial Integrity and political independence 1870-1878
(Bilkent University, 1998)
One of the cardinal principles of the British foreign policy in the nineteenth century was to
··maintain the Ottoman territorial integrity and independence". The British had been assuming
that, should Russia move into ...
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 ...
Constructivism and the study of security and foreign policy: Identity and strategic culture in Turkish-Greek and Turkish-Israeli relations
(Bilkent University, 1999)
International Relations Theories have undergone an important transformation in
recent past. Third discipline defining debate and the end of the Cold War have
provided the space to pursue various approaches in IR. ...
The dissolution of former Yugoslavia : causes and consequences
(Bilkent University, 1999)
During the history, national ideologies had impact on the nation building of the states.
The case happened to be in the middle of the nineteenth Century, with the creation of
the New Kingdom, that of the Serbs-Croats-Slovenes. ...