Turkey-Iran relations, 1997-2000: the Kurdish and Islamist questions

Article Abstract:

Kurdish and Islamic questions are raised to address Turkey's relations with Iran. The author argues that the omni-balancing model of international relations is sufficient to explain the bilateral relation between the countries; and that wider geoeconomic, geostrategic and geopolitical interests had a greater influence on relations than more specific, local events.

Turkey, Iran, Turkish foreign relations, Iranian foreign relations, Geopolitics

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Conflict management and constructive engagement in ASEAN's expansion

Article Abstract:

This article examines the membership of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the last half of the 1990s, identifies factors behind the process of expansion, and its regional conflict management mechanisms.

Asia, Management, Conflict management, Regionalism, Association of Southeast Asian Nations

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How multilateral development assistance triggered the conflict in Rwanda

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The author examines the role played by multilateral development agencies in bringing about the escalation of conflicts between social-political groups in Rwanda that eventually led to genocide in 1994.

International, Rwanda, Military aspects, Genocide

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