Spazio Transnazionale – Erdogan e le Presidenziali

Ho partecipato al programma di Radio Radicale “Spazio Transnazionale”, condotto da Francesco de Leo. Nella seconda parte del programma abbiamo parlato delle elezioni in Turchia. Al dibattito ha partecipato anche Mariano Giustino, corrispondente di Radio Radicale in Turchia. Tutto il programma: https://www.radioradicale.it/scheda/688836/spazio-transnazionale-armi-allucraina-erdogan-e-le-presidenziali La parte sulla Turchia comincia a 40:45 minuti, il mio intervento a 49:15.

Turkey’s Kurds: Kingmakers in the upcoming elections? (Eliamep policy paper)

Policy paper (published 26 January 2023) written together with Evangelos Areteos, about both changes in Kurdish society, especially among the younger generations and the role the Kurdish vote will play in the upcoming elections in May 2023. Read the full paper pdf of the paper: https://www.eliamep.gr/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Policy-paper-124-Areteos-Guzeldere-.pdf Introduction Turkey’s Kurdish population is undergoing profound societal changes characterized primarily by the dynamics of secularization and modernization. The younger generations of Kurds, mainly Read More …

Democratic-values against authoritarianism? In the end it will be [again] the economy, stupid!

Eliamep policy brief (28 July 2022) summarising the main aspects of the the fourth episode of the ELIAMEP-MEDYASCOPE MEDIA SERIES (ELIMED), entitled “Value-based opposition against authoritarianism” (28 June 2022). The participants of the program, which I moderated, were Özge Mumcu Aybars, Sezin Öney and Osman Sert. Link to the pdf: https://www.eliamep.gr/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Policy-brief-167-ELIMED-final.pdf Summary Οpposition parties around the world (e.g., in Hungary, Poland, Brazil and Turkey) have started to form alliances against Read More …

Erdogan, Putin, Raisi treffen sich in Teheran

Interview mit dem RBB24 Inforadio zu dem Treffen am 19.7. in Teheran zwischen dem Iran, der Türkei und Russland, wo es zum einen über Syrien geht, aber auch Getreideausfuhren aus der Ukraine auf der Tagesordnung sein werden. Das gesamte Interview, knapp 5 Minuten: https://www.inforadio.de/rubriken/interviews/2022/07/19/putin-erdogan-teheran-interview-ekrem-guezeldere.html Text auf der Seite des Inforadios: Am Dienstag treffen sich Wladimir Putin und der türkische Staatschef Recep Tayyip Erdogan mit ihrem iranischen Amtskollegen Ebrahim Raisi in Read More …

„Brasilien durchlebt eine mentale Krankheit” – Ein Interview mit Celso Amorim (Brasilicum)

In der Juni-Ausgabe von Brasilicum (Nr. 265) wurde ein Interview mit dem ehemaligen brasilianischen Außenminister Celso Amorim veröffentlicht, das ich mit ihm im März 2022 in Sao Paulo geführt hatte. Die Zeitschrift Brasilicum erscheint dreimal jährlich, einmal davon als Doppelausgabe, und bietet Hintergrundanalysen zu Schwerpunktthemen. Die aktuelle Ausgabe kann über diesen Link bestellt werden (5€), physisch oder als pdf, oder ein Abonnement abgeschlossen werden: https://www.kooperation-brasilien.org/de/publikationen/brasilicum/brasilicum-265

ELIMED: Value-based opposition against authoritarianism

Together with Medyascope, we as Eliamep’s Turkey program, are co-organising a 7-part webinar series. The topic I moderated on 28 June 2022, the fourth webinar, concerned Turkey’s opposition, the Millet Alliance and to what extent this is a value-based and not ideological alliance for the upcoming both presidential and parliamentary elections. We however, also looked at Hungary, where the opposition tried a similar alliance against Victor Orban with a joint Read More …

Book chapter in Handbook of Regional Conflict Resolution Initiatives in the Global South

In the handbook, edited by Jerónimo Delgado-Caicedo, I wrote the chapter: “Turkey, From successful mediator to partisan actor – back to successful mediator?” The book was published in July 2022. Delgado-Caicedo, J. (Ed.). (2022). Handbook of Regional Conflict Resolution Initiatives in the Global South (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003287018 There is a 20% discount available to purchase the book (valid from mid-August onwards)

Warum blockiert die Türkei den NATO-Beitritt von Schweden und Finnland?

Interview mit Irina Grabowski vom RBB Inforadio zur türkischen Position gegenüber den NATO-Beitrittsgesuchen Schwedens und Finnlands. Was möchte die Türkei erreichen, bevor sie der Aufnahme zustimmt, welche Punkte sind ihr dabei besonders wichtig und was hat das alles mit dem Wahlkampf in der Türkei zu tun? Das Interview beginnt ab Minute 7:02

GEWÄHLT, ABER NOCH NICHT IM AMT

Für die Lateinamerikanachrichten (April 2022) interviewte ich den Kaziken (indigenen Anführer) Marcos in Pesqueira, Pernambuco. Politische Gegner verhinderten bis heute seine Amtseinführung. Das gesamte Interview ist mittlerweile online frei verfügbar: https://lateinamerika-nachrichten.de/artikel/gewaehlt-aber-noch-nicht-im-amt/

Brezilya Bir Akıl Hastalığı Geçiriyor, Perspektif

Brezilya’nın eski diş ve savunma bakanı Celso Amorim ile röportaj. ‘Önce savaş bitmeli, ortalık yatışmalı ve pandemi tamamen bitmeli. Bu koşullar tahmin yapmayı oldukça zorlaştırıyor. O zaman dünya düzeni ne kadar çok kutuplu hale gelirse, Brezilya veya Türkiye gibi ülkeler için o kadar çok yer olacak.’ Celso Amorim 1960’lı yıllardan bu yana görev yapan Brezilyalı bir diplomat. Toplam üç dönem dışişleri bakanlığı yaptı, Lula döneminde 10 yıl ve Dilma Rousseff Read More …