Browsing by Subject "Oil"

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An analysis of the development and the importance of oil and gas resources in Russia and their relationship to the Russian economic growth and foreign policy
(2008) Kara, Göktuğ
This dissertation analyzes the development of the oil and gas sector in Russia with a view to understand the role of these assets on the formation of Russian state interests and consequent policy prioritization, both at the domestic and the international level. The study identifies economic and political issues on which the influence of the oil and gas resources has been significant. The dissertation elucidates the various links between Russian economic development and revenues from the oil and gas sector, and well as explicit and implicit connections between Russian foreign policy and the oil and gas sector. In the changing world order, strategic manipulation, communication, persuasion and economic incentives became as important as military might or an outright threat in order to shape the outcome of international issues. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, oil and gas diplomacy, pipeline politics, subsidised energy deliveries, threats to cut-off energy deliveries coloured Russian attempts to revitalize influence throughout the territory of the former Soviet iv Union. Russia today is wedged between net consumers of energy which are competing to secure best terms for their oil and gas deliveries. As the Russian military capabilities fell after 1991, the policy around these vital resources has become the primary drivers of Russian domestic and foreign agenda. Another aim of this analysis is to contribute to the study of international relations by emphasizing its analysis of a state’s domestic agenda’s effect on the international arena. Domestic factors have a crucial relevance to relationships shared by actors at the international level. This dissertation will use Russia’s development of the oil and gas sector as a case for evaluating and understanding the relationship between domestic and international issues.
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Financial fusion: bridging islamic and green investments in the European stock market
(Elsevier Ltd., 2024-07) Husain, Afzol; Karim, Sitara; Şensoy, Ahmet
Given the historic decoupling nature of Islamic and green financial instruments with conventional financial markets this study investigated the interconnectedness of the European financial market with green and Islamic financial instruments amidst the unprecedented global dynamics and mounting uncertainties. Considering data from January 02, 2015, to October 03, 2023 and using TVP-VAR and Wavelet Coherence, our empirical findings challenge conventional assumptions about the behaviour of Islamic and green financial instruments in times of economic distress. While traditional financial instruments may falter, both Islamic and green financial instruments emerge as resilient options during market crises as indicated using quantile TVP-VAR as robustness measure. Both Islamic and Green bonds display remarkable potential for stability and resilience for European investors. For investors navigating the complexities of financial markets, especially during economic distress, our findings offer valuable guidance. Incorporating Islamic and green financial instruments, alongside diversified bond portfolios, emerges as a robust strategy. We strongly advocate the inclusion of both sukuk and green bonds in investment portfolios. Our result research also holds significant implications for policymakers.
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Injectable in situ forming microparticles: A novel drug delivery system
(2012) Yapar, E. A.; Inal, Ö.; Özkan, Y.; Baykara, T.
Pharmaceutical formulation research has recently been focusing on delivery systems which provide long therapeutic effects and reduced side effects, and involving simplified production stages and facilitated application process. In situ forming microparticle (ISM) systems, one of the latest approach in this field, offer a new encapsulation technique and meet the objectives stated above. Factors such as the carrier used to form the multiparticles, amount and type of drug and the vehicle type can be taken as the main performance criteria for these systems. Ongoing studies have shown that this new multiparticulate drug delivery system is suitable for achieving new implant delivery system with low risk of dose-dumping, capable of being modulated to exhibit varying release patterns, reproducible, easily applicable and welltolerated compared with classically surgical implants.
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The Iraq conflict and its security implications for Turkey (2003-2007)
(2007) Türken, Anıl
This thesis evaluates the security threats posed to Turkey after the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. The newly emerging federal, democratic Iraqi state and its political, economic and ethnic make up is analyzed in detail in order to demonstrate the threats it may pose to Turkish national security. The thesis looks at the links between the terrorist organization the PKK and the Kurdish Regional Government in Iraq, as well as outlining mistakes of Turkish foreign policy in the region that have led to the current impasse. The Turkmen minority in Iraq, the status of Kirkuk and other disputed territories, as well as Iraqi and Kurdish legislation on Iraq’s energy resources are also analyzed. This thesis aims to draw a roadmap for Turkish foreign policy in the region that would avoid past mistakes and address security concerns for the future, while guaranteeing Iraq’s territorial integrity.
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Petrol Ofisi'nin kuruluşu ve gelişimi
(Bilkent University, 2018) Öztorun, Umut; Direkçi, Su; Özdemir, Zeynep; Karataş, Elif Ezgi; Öztürk, Nimet
Petrol Ofisi Türkiye'de akaryakıt konusunda öncü isimlerden biridir. Türkiye'nin gelişimine etkisi göz önünde bulundurulduğunda önemi daha artmaktadır. Kurulduğu dönemden bugüne gelebilen, her ne kadar kamu iktisadi teşekkülü sıfatı değişmiş olsa da, nadir kurumlardan olan Petrol Ofisi'nin bu araştırmada nasıl kurulduğu ve geliştiği incelenmiştir.