The Role of Identity in Greek-Turkish Relations since 1974 Dec 10, 2008 16:00 Enver Gulseven The Role of Identity in Greek-Turkish Relations since 1974 Since the 1950’s, relations between Greece and Turkey have been problematic. Cyprus, which is seen by both nations as a national cause, still constitutes the biggest problem between the two [...]

Impact of International Shipping on Global Economy and the Importance of the International Maritime Organisation Nov 26, 2008 18:00 Capt Dr B Sitki Ustaoglu Impact of International Shipping on Global Economy and the Importance of the International Maritime Organisation In the mid-sixties, the introduction of the container in international shipping had a huge impact [...]

Turkey, the EU and the Middle East May 28, 2008 18:00 Sir David Logan Turkey, the EU and the Middle East Logan underlined that because of Turkey's present and past relationships with Middle Eastern countries, Turkey might have a big potential in terms of leading country in the region. Venue LSE - London [...]

The Role of Coercive Diplomacy in Turkey's Strategic Behaviour May 07, 2008 19:00 Bill Park The Role of Coercive Diplomacy in Turkey's Strategic Behaviour In this talk it has been considered the use of coercive diplomacy by Turkey as a medium power in the Middle East. It will base its analysis on two case [...]

The British Political System and the Participation of Ethnic Minorities in British Politics Mar 12, 2008 18:00 Prof. James Connelly, Funda Pepperell The British Political System and the Participation of Ethnic Minorities in British Politics Ethnic minorities make up about 7 per cent of the population of the Great Britain, but generally their representation [...]

Economic policy in the 2nd term of AKP: Aims, drivers and constraints Feb 13, 2008 18:00 Dr Mine Toksoz Economic policy in the 2nd term of AKP: Aims, drivers and constraints Dr Mine Toksoz has shared her knowledge with us. Venue LSE - London School of Economics and Political Science Address: LSE, New [...]

The Power Shift to the East: The 'American Century' Is Ending Jan 28, 2008 18:00 Professor Bulent Gokay The Power Shift to the East: The 'American Century' Is Ending The world economic landscape is rapidly changing and a very different world is emerging. There seems to be satisfactory evidence for a great and rapid [...]

Terrorism In Britain: Origins, Emergence and Destruction Apr 25, 2007 18:00 Dr Asaf Hussain Terrorism In Britain: Origins, Emergence and Destruction After 9/11 the terrorist actions took place in Britain on July 7, 2005. This kind of action could not emerge out of the blue. It had to have a history of its own. [...]

How Can We Predict Istanbul Earthquake? Apr 05, 2007 15:00 Ronald Karel How Can We Predict Istanbul Earthquake? His theory, which seeks to explain the relationship between meteorological events and earthquakes, was rejected by many major organisations for over 20 years. In recent years, however several research groups have started to express interest in [...]

Energy Security in the Caspian Basin Dec 06, 2006 17:00 Tuncay Babali Energy Security in the Caspian Basin The Caspian region is considered to be one of the next oil and gas frontiers of the post Cold War era. Along with the re-distribution of political power and the emergence of new balances after the [...]