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Developing Turkish-Arab relations have certainly become a major trend in the Middle East. AKP's Turkey, who seems to come to terms with the Ottoman heritage, is imposing itself as a diplomatic, economic and cultural power in the Middle East. What role will it play in the current political transitions ?
With, notably, Marwa DAOUDY (Oxford University), William HALE (School of Oriental and African Studies, SOAS, London), Michel NAOUFAL (al-Mustaqbal, Beirut), Hugh POPE (International Crisis Group, Istanbul), Güven SAK (Turkish foundation for research in political economy, TEPAV, Ankara), Dorothée SCHMID (Contemporary Turkey, Ifri), Marc SEMO (Libération), Nora SENI (French Institute for Anatolian Studies, IFEA, Istanbul)...
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Nuclear Sharing in Europe: A Contested Policy That Endures
Since the end of the Cold War, the number of US nuclear weapons stationed in Europe has fallen more than seventy-fold, yet their presence in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey remains a quiet pillar of NATO's deterrence posture. This "nuclear sharing" arrangement, central to the Alliance since its founding, has long been contested by public opinion, political parties, and civil society across Europe, without ever being abandoned by host governments. This paradox lies at the heart of the seminar: why does such an unpopular policy persist?